Mamindla Padma, v. The State Of Telangana

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8075 OF 2026 BETWEEN :

Mamindla Padma

...Petitioner/Accused No.1

AND The State of Telangana, Through Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana,Hyderabad, Through the SHO Vemulawada Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District.

... Respondent/Complainant O R D E R :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail to petitioner/Accused in F.I.R.No.276 of 2026 on the file of the Vemulawada Towm Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 61(2), r/w 55 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State.

3.

The case of the prosecution is that, on 23.05.2026, the de-facto complainant lodged a complaint alleging that after the death of his father, disputes arose regarding the family properties and that Accused No.1, who is second wife of the father of the complainant, developed an intention to grab the movable and immovable properties belonging to the family. It is further alleged that Accused No.1 engaged Accused Nos.2 and 3 to eliminate the complainant and his family members, promising them money along with 10 guntas of land for carrying out the murder plan, besides paying an advance amount. Apprehending danger to his life, the de-facto complainant approached the police seeking legal action and protection. Based on the said complaint, the police registered Crime No.276 of 2026 of Vemulawada Town Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District, for the offence punishable under Section 61(2) read with Section 55 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and took up investigation.

4.

Learned counsel for petitioner/accused submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present crime, due to longstanding family disputes relating to movable and immovable properties. It is

further submitted that the allegations made in the complaint are false and have been leveled only to harass the petitioner. It is further submitted that the present complaint is a counterblast to an earlier complaint lodged by the petitioner against the de-facto complainant and others, in which a crime was already registered and is pending investigation. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation. Therefore, he prayed this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner by allowing the Criminal Petition.

5.

Per contra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the FIR is altered from Section 55 to Section 56 read with Section 103(1) of the BNS Act and opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. It is further contended that the allegations made in the complaint and the material collected disclose the commission of the cognizable offences by the petitioner herein. It is further submitted that the investigation is at a nascent stage. Therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to the discretionary relief of anticipatory bail and prayed for dismissal of the Criminal Petition.

6.

Having considered the rival submissions and upon perusal of the material available on record, it appears that there are no such specific allegations made against the petitioner/accused No.1.

Considering facts and circumstances of the case, and the stage of investigation, this Court finds it a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed subject to the following conditions:

1) The petitioner/accused shall surrender before the respondent police authorities on or before 15.06.2026 and execute a personal bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) with two sureties for like-sum each to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer, Vemulawada Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla District and on such surrender the petitioner/accused No.1 shall be enlarged on bail.

2) The petitioner/accused No.1 shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Sunday between 10:00 a.m., to 02:00 p.m., for a period of six (6) weeks or till the filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier and thereafter as and when required.

3) The petitioner/accused No.1 shall not hamper with the investigation and shall not in any way

meddle with any of the witnesses and shall cooperate at all times whenever called by the Police for investigation.

4) The petitioner/accused No.1 shall abide by the conditions stipulated under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and co-operate with Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

5) In the event of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution is entitled to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail granted to the petitioner.

Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

___________________________________________ JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO Date: 04.06.2026 ADT/DPM

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8075 of 2026 Date: 04.06.2026 ADT/DPM