Varala Jagadeesh v. The State Of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.11418 of 2025 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, who arrayed as accused Nos.2 to 5 in Crime No.114 of 2025 of Chinthapally Police Station, Nalgonda District, registered for the offence punishable under Section 108 read with 3(5) of BNS. 2.

The brief facts of the case are that on 21.07.2025, the defacto complainant lodged a report with the police stating that her husband had committed suicide due to harassment by the accused No.1 and his family members. The accused No.1 allegedly threatened her husband, stating that if the case instituted against the deceased was decided in his favour, he would file a rape case against the deceased. Unable to bear the torture, her husband committed suicide by hanging himself from a neem tree in the field. The complainant alleged that Accused Nos. 1 to 5 were responsible for the death of her husband and requested that necessary action. Based on the

said complaint, the police registered a case for the aforementioned offence.

3.

Heard Sri B. Manav Kumar, learned counsel for petitioners, and Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners were innocent and had not committed any offence and the main allegations were on accused No.1, who was arrested and he is in jail for the since 23.07.2025 and that these petitioners had neither instigated nor abetted the deceased to commit suicide and there are no specific allegations against these petitioners. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioners by allowing this criminal petition. 5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioners, stating that the allegations against the petitioners are of a serious nature and at this stage, the question of granting pre-arrest bail does not arise and prayed that the Court dismiss the criminal petition.

6.

Having regard to the submissions made by both learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it is observed that there are no criminal antecedents against the petitioners, and that the crucial part of the investigation appears to have been completed, the fact that custodial interrogation is not warranted, and considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioners shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Chinthapally Police Station, Nalgonda District, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release them on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- with two sureties, for the like sum each.

ii.

The petitioners shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of BNSS and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

iii.

The petitioners shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Monday between 09:00 A.M., and 05:00 P.M., till the filing of the charge sheet and thereafter, as and when required.

7. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 10.09.2025 SS

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.11418 of 2025 Date: 10.09.2025 SS