Beauty Begam Sekh v. The State Of T.S.
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15624 of 2025 DATE: 11.12.2025 BETWEEN:
Beauty Begam Sekh .....petitioner/accused No.4 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad.
.....Respondent/complainant
ORDER
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.4 in Crime No.253 of 2025 before the Nallakunta
Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Section 318(4), 316(5) of BNS. 2.
The brief facts of the case are that on 09-09-2025 a complaint was received from Sri Anjanesh Gupta, proprietor of Shree Tulja Bhavani Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. and Durga Bhavani Bullions Pvt. Ltd., stating that their long-associated goldsmith Abbas Ali Sheikh, along with his two sons and other workers, had absconded with 1292.388 grams of 22-karat gold entrusted to him for preparing handmade jewellery. When the complainant attempted to contact him, his phone was switched off, and his workshop at Ghansi Bazar was found locked and abandoned.
3.
Heard Sri M.M. Ahmed Khan, 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 for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had been falsely implicated solely because she was the wife of accused No.1, despite her name not appearing in
the FIR or case diary and no specific allegation being made against her. He further submitted that she was a household woman with no involvement in the business and that the invoked sections did not apply to her, and that the investigation had already been completed except for filing the charge-sheet. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant prearrest 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 was not yet completed. At this stage, granting of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner does not arise. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
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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 no specific overt acts are attributed to the petitioner and her implication is solely on account of her marital relationship with accused No.1.
Further, the substantial part of investigation appears to have been
completed and custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not warranted. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: i.
The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Nallakunta Police Station, Hyderabad, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release her on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- with two sureties, for the like sum each.
ii.
The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.
iii.
The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on
every 15 days, till the filing of the charge sheet and thereafter, as and when required 7.
Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 11.12.2025 SAI
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15624 of 2025 Date: 11.12.2025 SAI