Maheswar Pattnayak @ Priyanka Das, v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12125 of 2025 ORDER:

Seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner, who arrayed as accused No.1 in Crime No.1060 of 2025 of KPHB Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, on bail, the present petition is filed. 2 .

The brief facts of the case are that, on 20.08.2025, on credible information regarding prostitution allegedly being run by the petitioner, the complainant conducted a raid and found a customer, a victim, and the petitioner at the scene. The petitioner was subsequently arrested on the same day. Following the arrest, the police registered a case vide Crime No.1060 of 2025 for offences punishable under Sections 143 and 144 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (PIT Act).

3.

Heard Sri Baglekar Akash Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, 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 said allegations and he has been in judicial custody since 20.08.2025 and the material part of investigation is already completed, and further detention of the petitioners is unnecessary and he prayed the Court to 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, contending that the allegations against the petitioner were of a heinous nature and further submitted that although no charge sheet is filed and the investigation is still in progress, releasing the petitioner on bail at this stage may lead to tampering with evidence or intimidation of witnesses and prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.

6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it is noted that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 20.08.2025 and a substantial part of the investigation has already been completed. As informed by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, no charge sheet has been filed as of today, and there are no criminal antecedents against the petitioner. Therefore, 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 IV Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XV Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Kukatpally, Cyberabad.

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).

7.

Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 24.09.2025 SS

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12125 of 2025 Date: 24.09.2025 SS