The High Court · 2025

...Respondent / De-facto Complainant Petition under Section 480 & 483 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused Al herein on Regular Bail in connection with Crime No. 45 of 2025, dated:17.03.2o25, registered by the Noothankal, Police Station. Noothankal Town & Mandal, Suryapet District, for punishable U/Sec.249, 189(2). 191(2), 191(3), 61(2), 103(2) r/w 190 of BNS Act,2O23. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri C. Hari Preeth, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Additional Public Prosecutor (TG/AP) on behalf of the Respondent. The Court made the following Order:- ryry.,/ THE HOITOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENTVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITIoN No.6O16 of 2o25 ORDER: This Crimina-l Petition is filed under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023 (for short tsNSSJ seeking bail to the petitioner/ accused No.1 in Crime No.45 of 2024 on the file of the P.S. Noothankal, Suryapet District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), l9l(2}, 191(3),61(2) and lO3(2) r/w 190 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 17.03.2025, the 4th daughter of the deceased lodged a complaint stating about 15 years ago her father elected as village sarpanch from Congress I Party and husband of third sister also worked together with her father in the same party. Due to some controversies between them in TRS party, her father again joined Congress I Party. When auction was going on for temple land in the premises of Grampanchayath, Al and his henchmen picked up quarrel with her father and beat him. There were police cases between them. On 17.03.2025 in the evening hours at / \ 2 about 4.00 hours her father was coming to house2. The case of the prosecution is that on 17.03.2025, the 4th daughter of the deceased lodged a complaint stating about 15 years ago her father elected as village sarpanch from Congress I Party and husband of third sister also worked together with her father in the same party. Due to some controversies between them in TRS party, her father again joined Congress I Party. When auction was going on for temple land in the premises of Grampanchayath, A1 and his henchmen picked up quarrel with her father and beat him. There were police cases between them. On 17.O3.2O25 in the evening hours at about 4.OO hours her father was coming to housefrom the agriculture land, on the way when he reached at the agriculture land of Konda Linge the henchmen of A1 attacked on her father with deadly weapons i.e. axes and sticks with an intention to kill him put a mask on his face and slashed strongly on his head, legs and right hand. At that time, while Velpula Mahesh and Velpula Ravi who were nearby grazing sheep saw and raised cries, they all escaped from there. While Velpula Ravi informed Daripelli Veeranna about this matter over I : I i a _.r*rs&! lFr!..=-z .i.{*FF: / 3 mobile phone, Veeranna and some other villagers went to her father, shifted him in Car up to Epoor village, from there shifted in an Ambulance to Govt. Hospital Suryapet for treatment where the duty doctor observed her father died. Basing on the same a case was registered in Crime No.45 of 2O25

3. Heard Mr.C.Hari Preeth, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.D. Arun Kumar, learned Additiona_l Public Prosecutor for the respondent- State.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed the offence and he was falsely implicated in the above crime, due to politicat rivalry in the village. He further submitted that even according to the allegations made in the complaint, the ingredients of Section 103(2) of BNS are not attracted against the petitioner. He further submitted that the petitioner was arrested on 24.03.2025 and since then he rs ln judicial custody and entire investigation 1S completed, except filing of charge sheet. He further submitted that the petitioner shall abide by the I l ! i l 4 conditions, which are going to be imposed by this Court, and he is ready to cooperate with the investigation, if any. Hence, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail.

5. Per contra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there are specific allegations are levelled against the petitioner and other accused that they have committed murder of the deceased and the investigation is under progress and if the petitioner is granted bail at this stage,.he may tamper with the evidence and may threaten the witnesses, and hence, prayed to dismiss the petition.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and after perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that there are specific allegations against the petitioner which attract the ingredients of Section 103(2) of the BNS, alleging that he, along with the other accused, committed the murder of the deceased. Even according to the learned Additiona-l Public Prosecutor, investigation is under progress. 7 . Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the gravity of the 5 offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. //T RUE COPY// Sd/. MOHD. ISMAIL DEPUry REGISTRAR f )) sEcTtoil/bFFtCER To,

1. The Station House Officer, Noothankal p.S., Suryapet District 2. fwo CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad [OUT].

3. One CC to Sri C. Hari Preeth, Advocate tOpUCI 4. Two CD Copies VC/SWT HIGH COURT DATED:0710512025 f I u c '( 1, E L ri ., .-.\.. o ?\.v\! ]l,. )lki s $* \F ORDER \1, r,) -' i- a1,' --------i, CRLP.No.6016 of 2025 7 ,< / /5 DISIMISSING THE CRLP