Challa Raju, v. The State Of Telangana,

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8093 OF 2026 Between Challa Raju, S/o Yedukondalu, Aged about 37 years, Occupation. Business, R/o H.No. 4-114, Chandrajupalem, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - 522411. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 AND '1 . The State of Telangana, rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, Hyderabad

2. Sri. Orusu Yadaiah, S/o Chinna lddaiah, aged 55 years, R/o Mokila Village, Shankarpally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District.

..,RESPONDENTS/COMPLAI NANTS Petition under Section 482 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased grant anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, directing that in the event of arrest of the Petitioner, Challa Raju, S/o Yedukondalu, in connection with Crime No. 167 of 2026, Mokila Police Station, he shall be released on bail on such terms and conditions as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit; and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri ARBAZ KHAN, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.'l and none appeared for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following: ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8O93 of 2o26 DATE z o,4.06.2o.26 Between:

Challa Raju.

...Petitioner I Accused No.4

NNTD The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, Hyderabad and another. ... Respondent / Complainant CIIT'TUiT This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhrt.a, 2023 (for short 'BNSSJ by the petitioner/accused No.4 seeking to enlarge him on Anticipatory Bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.167 of 2026 of Mokila Police Station, Future City District, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 3OB(2), 351(2), 6l rlw 3(5) of BNS.

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I{eard Ms.Aatika Almas Sadaf, learned counsel \ representing Mr.Arbaz Khan, Iearned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

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Without going into the merits of the case, since the punishment prescribed for the offences alleged against the petitioner is less than seven (07) years, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner to appear before the Investigating Officer on or before 15.06.2026 between 11:OO a.m. and O5:00 p.m. and in turn, the Investigating Officer is directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 35 (3) of BNSS (previously Section 4l-A of Cr.P.C.) and also the guidelines formulated by the Honble Supreme Court in Antesh Kumqr a. Stqte of Biharl scrupulously. However, the petitioner shall submit his defense and co-operate with the Investigating Officer as and when required by furnishing information and produce all relevant d.ocuments/material required for the purpose of the investigation and the Investigating Officer shall consider the same before filing appropriate report before the learned Magistrate concerned'

Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also stand closed.

sd,- A. SREENIV ANT ASA REDDY REGISTRAR ,,TRUE COPY"

OFFICER To'

First Class, at Chevella Future CitY Station CitY /I

1. The Judicial Houle Officer Police Station , Mokila Police , Future Magistrate of

2. The Station

3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangarra at Hyderabad (OUT)

4. One CC to SRI ARBAZ KHAN Advocate (OPUC)

5. Two CD Copies rPK YT-

HIGH COURT DATED: 0410612026 o IB JUllM 4{* '1+ ,.) z (J E STA

ORDER

GRLP.No.8093 of 2026 * t o c,Esp CRIMINAL PETITION IS DISPOSED OF e5c *ft*