Uppuleti Vamsi Raju v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.13725 of 2025 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner, on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.2 in Crime No.178 of 2025 of Suraram Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that the nephew of the complainant, Sujith, had previous quarrels with Nanda Kishore and his brother Manoj. On 31.03.2025, following an earlier altercation, the complainant's son Hemanth and his friends went to meet the accused, where Manoj allegedly struck Hemanth with a stone, and later Nanda Kishore hit him with a centering stick, causing bleeding injuries. Based on the complaint, Crime No.178 of 2025 was registered under Section 118(1) r/w 3(5) of the BNS, which was later altered to Section 103(1) after the death of Hemanth.

3.

Heard Sri G.

Jithender Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun

Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

Learned counsel submitted that the petitioner was innocent and falsely implicated in the case, having no role in the death of the deceased and that the allegations were fabricated and that the investigation had already been completed, with no purpose served by keeping the petitioner in further custody. He further submitted that the co-accused, including juveniles, had already been granted bail, and the petitioner was willing to cooperate with the investigation and furnish sureties. 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 vehemently opposed the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioner stating that the allegations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature. At this stage, granting of bail to the petitioner does not arise. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition. 6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and on a perusal of the material available on

record, it appears that the petitioner was arrayed as accused No.2. As seen from the record, the substantial part of the investigation has been completed, and 22 witnesses have already been examined. Further, the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 10.09.2025, and the other accused have already been released on bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the stage of investigation, and the period of incarceration of the petitioner, 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 VIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Medchal.

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: 07.11.2025 SAI

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.13725 of 2025 Date: 07.11.2025 sai