Kussur Naresh v. The State Of Telangana
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15495 of 2025 DATE: 11.12.2025 Between:
Kussur Naresh .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, Through SHO, P.S. Mailardevpally, Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy District, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:
This criminal petition is filed under Sections 480 & 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') by the petitioner/accused seeking enlargement on bail in Crime No.822 of 2025 of Mailardevpally Police Station,
Cyberabad Commissionerate, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 65(1), 137(2) of the BNS and Sections 5(I) r/w 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012 and Section 3(2)(V) of the SC/ST POA Act, 1989.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that, on 20.08.2025, the de-facto complainant, who is the mother of the victim, lodged a report before the police stating that her daughter not returned home, as such, she lodged a report before the police. Thereafter, she came to know that accused herein sexually exploited her daughter and took her at their residence and threatened to kill her mother, if she revealed the matter. Hence, she requested for necessary action. Basing on the same, the police registered a case for the above said offences. 3.
Heard Mrs. Sunanda Hotker, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is falsely implicated in this case and even according to the victim, one Subhas has physically exploited her and as the petitioner is residing with her mother, as he is the step
father of the victim, she falsely implicated the petitioner in this case and the material part of the investigation was already completed and he is in jail since 16.09.2025. Hence, she 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 against the petitioner are serious in nature and further stated that, if the petitioner is granted bail, there is every chance of threatening the victim, therefore, the petitioner is not entitled for the bail and prayed to dismiss this petition.
6.
Having regard to the submissions made by both the learned counsel and the material on record and also after going through the 183 BNS statement of the victim, it appears that the petitioner is in jail since 16.09.2025 and as seen from the record, the material part of the witnesses were already examined i.e. LWs 1 to 19 including the investigating authority. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the period of incarceration of petitioner in jail,
this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner/accused subject to the following conditions:
i.
The petitioner/accused 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 learned Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-XIIAdditional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, R.R. District, at Rajendranagar.
ii.
The petitioner/accused shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Wednesday for a period of eight (8) weeks, for the purpose of investigation and thereafter, as and when required.
iii.
The petitioner/accused shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 483(2) of BNSS. 7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 11.12.2025 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15495 2025 Date:11.12.2025 TU