Banja Kalyan Alias John 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.16029 of 2025 DATE: 11.12.2025 Between:
Banja Kalyan @ John .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, 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.528 of 2025 of Armoor Police Station, Nizamabad district, registered for the offences punishable under Sections
109(1), 126(2), 292, 324(4), 121(1), 79, 74 of the BNS and Section 3 of the PDPP Act.
2.
The case of the prosecution is that, on 10.10.2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that he is the driver of TGRTC Bus, on the date of incident, the petitioner herein was riding a bike in zigzag manner and not given way to the bus, the complainant stopped the bus and the petitioner came to him with beer bottle and abused him in filthy language and he broke the bus head light and mirror of the bus and when the complainant questioned him, he also tried to attack the bus driver and the passengers with beer bottle. Hence, he requested for necessary action. Basing on the same, the police registered a case for the above said offences.
3.
Heard Sri B. Shiva Kumar, 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 in jail from the last 62 days and he was remanded to the judicial custody on 10.10.2025 and whatever the act
done by the petitioner was in an intoxicated condition and there is no such intention to kill the de-facto complainant or any other persons. Hence, 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 petitioner has not only attempted to kill the de-facto complainant, but he also damaged the bus with beer bottles, which amounts to damage to the public property, 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, petitioner is in jail since 10.10.2025 and as seen from the record, the material part of the investigation was already completed and LWs 1 to 5 witnesses were already examined including the investigating authority and the injury certificate shows that the injury sustained is simple in nature. 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 Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Armoor.
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.16029 2025 Date:11.12.2025 TU