Mr. Thakur Hanman Prasad, 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.17028 of 2025 DATE: 24.12.2025 Between:

Mr. Thakur Hanman Prasad .... Petitioner/accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, Through Police Station Peddapalli, Peddapalli District, High Court at Hyderabad.

.... Respondent/Complainant ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner/accused seeking enlargement on bail in Crime No.583 of 2024 of Peddapalli Town Police Station, Peddapalli District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 296(b), 351(2) of the BNS and Section 5 of the TSPDFE Act, 1999.

2.

The case of the prosecution is that, on 25.12.2024, the defacto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the petitioner herein under the guise of chit fund business cheated the public at large and the complainant is also one of the subscriber of the chit to the petitioner and he promised to pay the amounts in the month of December, 2024 and on 5th December, he locked his house and left the place. Thereafter, when they called the petitioner herein, he abused in filthy language. Hence, he requested for necessary action. Basing on the same, the police registered a case for the above said offences. 3.

Heard Sri L. Prasad Rao, 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 since 06.11.2025 and the material part of the investigation is already completed and even prior to the completion of chit, they lodged the report before the police. It is further submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and he is falsely implicated in this case and 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 there are number of victims suffered in the hands of the petitioner herein, as such, 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 is in jail since 06.11.2025 and as seen from the record, LWs 1 to 11 witnesses were already examined. 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 subject to the following conditions: i.

The petitioner 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 Peddapalli. ii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) weeks, for the purpose of investigation and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioner 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: 24.12.2025 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.17028 2025 Date:24.12.2025 TU