Alladi Srujan v. The State Of Telangana
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.10645 of 2025 ORAL ORDER:
Seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner who is arrayed as accused No.1 in Crime No.286 of 2025 of Hasanparthy Police Station, Warangal District, on bail, the present Criminal Petition is filed.
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The brief facts of the case are that on 14.07.2025, the de facto complainant lodged a complaint before the Police stating that her husband had died about 25 years ago and she had one daughter, Dr. Pratyusha, whom she educated to become a dental doctor. On 17.08.2017, she married her daughter to Dr. Alladi Srujan by giving Rs.30 lakhs in cash as dowry and spending another Rs.30 lakhs on the marriage. The couple lived in Kakatiya Vantage Colony and had two daughters, one born in 2018 and another in 2025. During the second delivery, her daughter stayed at her parental home. The complainant alleged that Dr. Srujan had developed an illicit relationship with one Banoth Sruthi, neglected his wife and children, abused and
assaulted her daughter, and threatened to divorce her. When confronted, his parents allegedly supported him, abused, and threatened the complainant and her daughter. On 13.07.2025 at around 18:00 hours, Dr. Srujan allegedly harassed and tortured her daughter over the issue of Sruthi, after which her daughter committed suicide by hanging. The complainant received a call from Shiva and his wife Sruthi informing her that her daughter was in NSR Apollo Hospital. On reaching, she learnt from Shiva that he broke open the doors of their house at Dr. Srujan's request and that the children had been taken to Bhadrachalam by the parents of the accused. Basing on the same, present crime was registered.
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Heard Sri B.Rajeshwar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence and has been falsely implicated in the case without any valid reason. The petitioner is a doctor, working as an Assistant Professor at Kakatiya Medical
College, Warangal, and has been in judicial custody since 15.07.2025. Therefore, he prayed that the Court may grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition. 5.
On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the petitioner had also instigated the deceased to commit suicide and, therefore, is not entitled to bail and prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition. 6.
In light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 15.07.2025. As seen from the record, the material part of the investigation has been completed. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of incarceration of the petitioner, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:
i. The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction
of the learned Principal Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Hanumakonda District at Hanumakonda.
ii. The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight
(8) week or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.
iii. The petitioner shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).
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Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 22.08.2025 sa
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.10645 of 2025 Date: 22.08.2025 SA