Syed Sohail v. The State Of Telangana,
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12402 of 2025 Seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner who is arrayed as accused No.2 in FIR No.547 of 2025 of Jubilee Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, on bail, the present Criminal Petition is filed.
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The brief facts of the case are that, on 25-08-2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police staing that, on 22-08-2025 at around 2000 hours, after completing work at his office, he was heading to his residence on his two wheeler TVS Jupiter, meanwhile he received a phone call from his ex-colleague, Ms. Muskaan and requested him to drop her at her house, as she was feeling dizziness. Upon receiving her request, he picked her up at Durgamcheruvu Metro Station Road and proceeded towards her residence, and at around 9:00 p.m., when they reached near Kalajanli showroom on Road No.36, close to Metro Pillar No. C1623, two unknown persons suddenly came from behind and slightly dashed his vehicle and forcefully stopped him from going. Then, he stopped his vehicle, Muskhan also got down from the vehicle. Then, they started recording their video in his cell phone, and
simultaneously both of such unknown persons started shouting at him and muskan, and didn't let them go from there. When Muskhan asked them, why they stopped them and recording video, then white kurtha person said to Muskhan like "You are muslim woman, why you are going ona HIndhu person bike, remove your Burkhan and then roam. Then Muskhan replied that she was on medical emergency and so going to home on his friend's bike. Later, the complainant tried to interfere with them, but without listening to them, both of those persons, tried to snatch his bike keys, shouting loudly and created nuisance in public, then he Stopped them and asked them to come to Police Station, but they threatened him to get down from vehicle and saying that they will take him to Police Station.
Meanwhile few ongoing public including one muslim person came to the rescue, and tried to calm the situation, then such two persons immediately escaped from the scene. The whole issue happened for nearly ten minutes, after that, as it was getting late, Muskhan left home and as his daughter was admitted in hospital, he immediately went to Hospital, without coming to police station. Hence, he requested to take necessary action.
FIR No.547 of 2025 for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2),196, 292, 353(2), 351(2), 79, 49 r/w 3(5) of BNS. 3.
Heard Sri Satheesh Kanna, learned counsel representing Sri Shaik Karimulla, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner/accused No.2 as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner/accused No.2 is innocent of the alleged offences and he is in jail from 26.08.2025. It is further submitted that the trial Court has dismissed the petition filed by the petitioner herein and the accused No.1 by observing that the TIP (conducting Test Identification) was not conducted. It is further submitted that, now the TIP was conducted and the material part of the investigation was already completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.
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On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the allegations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Further, the investigation is
not yet completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
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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/accused No.2 herein is in jail from 26.08.2025 and the TIP was also conducted. Further, LWs 1 to 10 witnesses were already examined. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the duration of incarceration, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner/accused No.2, subject to the following conditions.
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The petitioner/ accused No.2 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned XVII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad.
ii.
The petitioner/ accused No.2 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.
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The petitioner/ accused No.2 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: 25.09.2025 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12402 of 2025 Date:25.09.2025 TU