Shaik Khaleem @ Kaleem, 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.15682 of 2025 DATE: 05.12.2025 Between:
Shaik Khaleem @ Kaleem .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.
.... Respondent 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.641 of 2025 of Adilabad I Town Police Station, Adilabad District. The offences alleged against the petitioner
are under Sections 74, 351(2) the BNS and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act and Section 7 of DMR Act.
2.
The brief facts of the case are that, on 11.10.2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the petitioner herein took the victim and her family members to perform poojas and told them that the victim was 90% cured and then, he went along with LW-1 family members to their house and the de-facto complainant's daughter informed him that the petitioner herein threatened her and also asked her to spend three nights with the petitioner. Hence, he requested for necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri Soma Ravi Kiran Reddy, 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 innocent of the said allegations and he is falsely implicated in this case and he is in jail from 13.10.2025 and the material part of the investigation was already completed
and also recorded the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNS. 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 opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the alleged offences are serious in nature, therefore, he 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, the petitioner herein is in jail from 13.10.2025 and as seen from the record, LWs 1 to 11 witnesses were already examined including the investigating authority and also recorded the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNS. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the statement of the de-facto complainant and 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), each with two sureties for
a like sum each to the satisfaction of learned I Additional Sessions Judge, Adilabad.
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, the Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.
_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 05.12.2025 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15682 2025 Date:05.12.2025 TU