Pottupally Prashanth, v. The State Of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.14424 of 2025 ORAL ORDER:

The present Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to grant pre arrest bail to the petitioner who is arrayed as accused No.11 in Crime No.172 of 2025 before the Karankote Police Station, Vikarabad District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 118(1), 352 read with 3(5) of BNS, 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(v)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Act. 2.

The brief facts of the case are that the de facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that on 09.09.2025 the accused persons, including the petitioner, who belong to the same village, had come with sticks and stones and attacked the de facto complainant due to their previous enmity on the occasion of ganesh immersion. It was further stated that the accused also used filthy language and scolded the mother of de facto complainant in the name of caste and quarreled. On receipt of the said complaint, the police registered case for the offences as alleged.

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Heard Smt Akula Sunitha, learned counsel for petitioner, and Sri E. Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent - State.

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Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the offences as alleged and is falsely implicated in the case. She further submitted that it was the petitioner who sustained injuries in the hands of de facto complainant. She divulged that earlier the petitioner had filed a case against the de facto complainant and this case is only a counter case against the petitioner. Therefore, she prayed this Court to grant anticipatory 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 petitioner stating that there are severe set of allegations against the petitioner and the investigation in the case is not yet completed. Therefore, prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.

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Having regard to rival submissions made and on going through the material placed on record, it is noted that petitioner is accused No.11 and as seen from the complaint averments, there are no specific set of overt acts against him. Therefore, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to petitioner, subject to compliance of the following conditions: i.

The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Karankote Police Station, Vikarabad District, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release petitioner on bail, on his executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties, for the like sum each.

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The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

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The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Wednesday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00

p.m., till the filing of the charge sheet and thereafter, as and when required.

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Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 18.11.2025 SS

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.14424 of 2025 Date: 18.11.2025 ss