Vattam Sangameshwar v. The State Of Telangana
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.9207 and 9307 of 2025 COMMON ORDER:
These Criminal Petitions are filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') seeking anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused No.1 in Crl.P.No.9207 of and petitioner/accused No.5 in Crl.P.No.9307 of 2025 in Crime No.686 of 2025 on the file of Medchal Police Station, Medchal-Malkajgiri District registered for the offence punishable under Section 108 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 (for short 'BNS').
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Since all these criminal petitions are arising out of the same crime, this Court is disposing of all the criminal petitions by way of a common order.
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The case of the prosecution is that on 07.05.2021 the complainant filed a complaint stating that her deceased husband made huge investments in share market and suffered serious losses and to cover such losses took huge loans from his friends and acquaintances around 5 to 6 crores, knowing the same their family called all the debt holders and settled their debts by selling their assets like own house, plots, gold and later on all the accused filed
cheque bounce cases which caused humiliation and deceased committed suicide by hanging in S.V.Lodge, Medchal on 19.07.2025 morning around 12:40 hours. Based on the same the F.I.R has been filed for aforementioned crimes.
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Heard Ms. P.D.Vinnela, learned counsel appearing for petitioner/accused No.1 and Mr. Palle Sriharinath, learned counsel representing Mr.
S.
Sudarshan, learned counsel for petitioner/accused No.5 and Mr.Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. 5.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have not committed the offence and they were falsely implicated in the above crime. Even according to the allegations made in the complaint petitioners have filed cheque bounce cases against the deceased and the same are pending before the competent Court. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that petitioners have never provoked or instigated the deceased to commit suicide. Hence, the ingredients under Section 108 of BNS are not attracted. The entire investigation is completed except filing of the charge sheet. The petitioners are not having any criminal antecedents. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners shall abide by the
conditions, which are going to be imposed by this Court, and they are ready to cooperate with the investigation. Hence, the petitioners may be enlarged on bail.
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Per contra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioners have committed grave offence. There are specific allegations against petitioners that they have committed offence attracting ingredients under Section 108 of BNS. He further submitted that there are serious allegations against the petitioners and investigation is at threshold. At this stage, if the petitioners are granted bail, they will interfere with the investigation and influence the witnesses. Hence, prayed to dismiss these petitions.
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Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and after perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that there are monetary and property disputes are pending between the petitioners and deceased. The specific case of the petitioners is that they have filed cases against the deceased under Section 138 of NI Act, on the ground that the cheques issued by the deceased were bounced and the same are pending before competent court and they never instigated or provoked the deceased to commit any suicide. Even according to
the learned Additional Public Prosecutor the petitioners are not having any criminal antecedents.
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Taking into consideration the said facts, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 5 subject to the following conditions.
1. The petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 5 shall surrender before the Station House Officer of Medchal, Police Station, Medchal Malkajgiri District, on or before 08.08.2025, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 5 on bail on their executing a personal bond for Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only) with two sureties, for a like sum each.
2. After release, the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 5 shall appear before the concerned SHO on every Monday at 11:00 hours for a period of (06) weeks or till filing of charge sheet, whichever is earlier and as and when required thereafter.
3. After release, the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 5 shall not contact the de facto complainant or her family members and shall not influence the witnesses or interfere with the investigation.
4. The petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 5 shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482 (2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023 and cooperate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.
5. The petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 5 after release on anticipatory bail, if they are indulged in similar
offence, liberty is granted to the respondent to file application for cancellation of anticipatory bail. 9.
Accordingly, the Criminal Petitions are allowed. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, stand closed.
_______________________ J.SREENIVAS RAO, J Date:04.08.2025 vrks
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.9207 and 9307 of 2025 Date:04.08.2025 vrks