Thatipalli.Srinivas, v. State Of Telangana,

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.14483 of 2025 This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS) by the petitioner/Accused No.2 in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No.483 of 2024 of Hanamkonda Police Station, Warangal District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 r/w 34 of the IPC and Section 5 of the TSPDFEA.

2.

The brief facts of the case are that the de-facto complainant lodged a report before police stating that accused No.1 running Bhavitha Sri Chit Fund Private Limited in Hanamkonda, in which the de-facto complainant and some others become subscribers and the accused did not paid the amount and the cheque issued by the accused was dishonored and when they asked for the repayment, they refused to pay. Hence, he requested for necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offences and according to the investigating authorities, total amount involved in this case is Rs.50 lakhs and the total value of two chits comes to one crore rupees and

further, he joined another two chits one chit is worth of Rs.20 lakhs and another chit is worth of rupees two lakhs and he has already paid an amount of Rs.37,50,000/-. 3.

Heard Sri Mandala Nagendra Babu, learned counsel appearing on behalf of 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 ready to pay the amount and he already paid the settled amount of other victims and they are threatening the accused by way of filing criminal cases instead of filing civil suits and the petitioner has already settled the same in the police station and filed the copy of agreement between the defacto complainant and this petitioner. As such, the custodial interrogation of this petitioner is not required. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner by stating that the allegations leveled against the petitioner herein are serious in nature and the petitioner is

involved in several criminal cases filed by the de-facto complainant. Therefore, he 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, the petitioner has already paid some amount and then agreement was executed between the parties for repayment of the remaining amount and he will pay the same. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the agreement copy filed by the petitioner, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner/accused No.2, subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioner/accused No.2 shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Hanamkonda Police Station, Warangal District, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release him on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- with two sureties, for the like sum each.

ii.

The petitioner/accused No.2 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.

iii.

The petitioner/accused No.2 shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Monday 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: 12.11.2025 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.14483 of 2025 Date: 12.11.2025 TU