The State Of Telangana v. Patha Santhosh,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12262 of 2025 DATE : 19.02.2026 Between:

The State of Telangana Through the Station House Officer, Kamareddy P.S., Kamareddy District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad - 500066.

...Petitioner/Respondent

AND Sri Patha Santhosh and another

...Respondents/Accused Nos.2 and 3

ORAL ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 483 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS') to cancel the Anticipatory Bail granted to the respondents/accused Nos.2 and 3 vide order dated 04.08.2021 passed in Crl.P.No.5828 of 2021.

2.

Heard Sri M. Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the petitioner/respondent - State.

3.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that while granting anticipatory bail, this Court imposed a condition directing the petitioners to surrender before the Investigation Authority within a period of 15 days from the date of the order. This Court further directed the petitioners to deposit the chit amount of Rs.15,00,000/- as collected from the de-facto complainant, within three months from the date of the order. Pursuant thereto, the petitioners surrendered before the Investigating Authority within the stipulated time and subsequently filed an application before this Court seeking relaxation of condition No.2, which reads as under:

"On such release, the petitioners/A2 and A3 shall deposit the chit amount of Rs.15,00,000/- (Rupees fifteen Iakhs only) as collected from the de-facto complainant, within three months from today, failing which, liberty granted to them shall stand cancelled automatrcally and they shall be taken into custody forthwith" 4.

Thereafter, this Court granted further time of four (04) weeks to the petitioners to deposit the chit amount. However, even after expiry of the said period, the petitioners have neither deposited the chit amount as directed nor appeared before the Investigating Authority. It is further submitted that their whereabouts are presently not known and could not be traced out by the police authorities. It is further submitted that notice was served on accused No.2, however, the police authorities could not serve notice

on accused No.3, as her address could not be traced despite due efforts. Therefore, learned Additional Public Prosecutor requested the Court for cancellation of the bail granted to the petitioners in Crl.P.No.5828 of 2021.

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Notice was duly served on respondent/accused No.2. None appeared on behalf of the respondent/accused No.2. Despite efforts made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, the police authorities were unable to serve the notice on respondent/accused No.3, as his whereabouts could not be ascertained. 6.

Having regard to the submissions made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Court is of the considered view that despite specific directions to deposit the chit amount of Rs.15,00,000/- within a period of four (04) weeks, the respondents/accused Nos.2 and 3 failed to comply with the said condition. Though this Court, in its discretion, granted further extention of time for another four (04) weeks from the date of the extension order, the respondents/accused Nos.2 and 3 did not comply with the same. The material on record further discloses that the respondents/accused Nos.2 and 3 are not co-operating with the Investigating Authority. A specific condition was imposed while granting bail directing the petitioners to deposit the said amount, which has admittedly not been complied with. In view of

the deliberate non-compliance of the conditions imposed by this Court and the lack of co-operation with the investigation, this Court deems it fit and appropriate to cancel the anticipatory bail granted in Crl.P.No.5828 of 2021 dated 04.08.2021. Accordingly, the present Criminal Petition is allowed and the anticipatory bail granted to the respondents/accused Nos.2 and 3 vide order dated 04.08.2021 in Crl.P.No.5828 of 2021 is hereby cancelled. 7.

With the above observations, this Criminal Petition is allowed.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 19.02.2026 SRK

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12262 of 2025 Date: 19.02.2026 SRK