Shakti Jagdev v. The State Of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12824 of 2025 Seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner who is arrayed as accused No.1 in FIR No.296 of 2025 of Balanagar Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, on bail, the present Criminal Petition is filed. 2.

The brief facts of the case are that, on 13-06-2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that he is the absolute owner and possessor of open land with Plot Nos. 40 & 61 in Survey Nos. 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117/1 and 117/2 with the total land admeasuring 250.00 sq. yards situated at Sai Baba Nagar, Balanagar village and Mandal under GHMC Kukatpally Circle Medchal, Malkajgiri District. He has been enjoying the same as sole and absolute owner and possessor of the same. On 23-05-2025, the petitioner herein came to his land to claim to have a document on his name. He enquired from the concern registration department and obtained documents from Registration Department. He was shocked to know that the petitioner

along with his sons with forged documents styling as Sale Deeds with vide documents No.

4305/2018 and 4304/2018, dated 15th October 2018 registered at the office of Sub-Registrar, Balanagar and using the same as genuine and valuable receipts for the purpose of misappropriate cheating and criminal acts. Hence, he requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case in FIR No.296 of 2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 419, 420, 466, 467, 468, 471and 120-B of the IPC. 3.

Heard Sri L. Srinivas Patel, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner/accused No.1 as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner/accused No.1 is innocent of the alleged offences and he is in jail from 18.09.2025. It is further submitted that the petitioner herein is the absolute owner of the subject property and he purchased the said property from the de-facto complainant in the year 2012.

It is further submitted that the petitioner has also filed a Registration Sale Deed, according to which, the petitioner is the absolute owner of the subject property and there is no question of trespassing or the forgery. Later, the petitioner herein sold the subject property to his son in the year 2018. It is further submitted that the petitioner herein is falsely implicated in the present case. Therefore, 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 stating that the allegations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Further, the investigation is not yet completed. It is further submitted that they have to verify the documents, as to know, who is the original owner of the subject property. Therefore, he 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/accused No.1 herein is in jail from 18.09.2025. Further, as seen from the document filed by the petitioner, the petitioner has purchased the subject property from the de-facto complainant in the year 2012. 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.1, subject to the following conditions.

i.

The petitioner/ accused No.1 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned XIII Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, at Kukatpally.

ii.

The petitioner/ accused No.1 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/ accused No.1 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: 07.10.2025 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12824 of 2025 Date:07.10.2025 TU