Arun Yadav v. Aarala Shiva

The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana at HYderabad ...Respondent petition under Section 482 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Station House Officer, Jawahar Nagar Police Station, to release the Petitioners/accused No.1 and 2 on bail in the event of their anest in connection with Cr.No.45112026 of Jawahar Nagar Police Station, Medchal-Malkajgiri District. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri M Rathan Singh, Advocate for the Petitioners and Sri D. Arun Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the ResPondent. The Courtmade the following: ORDER - IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CR IMINAL PETITION No.7 5 of 2026 Date: 21.05.2026 Between P.Arun Yadav & another Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 & 2 And The State of Telangana, rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad ..Respondent ORDER:

#1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners/accused Nos.1 & 2 in Crime No.451 of 2026, dated 04.04.2026, on the file of Jawaharnagar Police Station, Malkajgiri District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 338, 340(2) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 2 2 Heard Sri tvl Rathan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent _State.

#3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that admittedly, there is a dispute arising out of the civil transaction between the petitioners and the defacto complainant where a legal notice has been issued by the defacto complainant to the petitioner/accused No 1 herein through their counsel on 31.03.2026 upon realizing the fact that the petitioners are not empowered under law to execute the sale agreement and that the sale agreement was executed inadvertenfly on 22.05.2025 and that the petitioner No.1 had received the part of sale consideration through the bank transactions as welr as in the form of cash. He would submit that though the issues are covered under the civil disputes but still as a prudent law abiding citizen the petitioners are always willing to return the money received by them to the defacto complainant which itself would prove the bonafides of the petitioners herein and since the petitioners are apprehending arrest in the hands of the respondent_ police, the present'iompraint has been rodged by the defacto comprainant vide Crime No45'l of 2026 dated 04.04.2026, on the file of - -) Jawaharnagar Polcie Station, Malkajgiri District registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 338, 340(2) read with 3(5) of BNS, 2023. The petitioners are willing to compromise with the defacto complainant by returning the money which has been received by the petitioners herein along with the applicable interest.

#4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that it is a clear case where a crime has been established and the petitioners have to be subjected to further investigation apart from returning the sale consideration received by them. He also submitted that knowing fully well that the petitioners are not empowered to receive the said amount which is the hard earned money of the defacto complainant, and the same required for examination and investigation further.

#5. Since it has been submitted by the petitioners that the petitioners are always willing to compromise with the defacto complainant and to return the money which has been received by them from the defacto complainant along with interest, this Court, without making any observations on lhe merits and demerits of the case, deems it appropraate to direct the Station House Officer I 4 of Jawahar Nagar police Station, Malkajgiri, to produce the petitioners as well as the defacto complainant for mediation before the learned X Additional Junior Civil Judge _cum- X Additional l\Ietropolitan Magistrate, Medchal, trlalkajgiri District at tt/edchal or else to file compromise petition before the said Court with the consent of both parties within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court and in the event of such exercise being undertaken by the petitioner and the defacto comprainant, it is needress to mention that the Triar court would take appropriate steps in accordance with law and failure in complying with the order passed by this Court, it is open for the respondent to take appropriate action in accordance with law and till such time, the respondent _police shall refrain in taking coercive steps against the petitioners herein as a prudent caution in view of the willingness of the petitioners to enter into compromise with the defacto complainant for returning of the

#6. With the above observations and directions, this Criminal Petition is disposed of accordingly. n ) 7 As a sequel. miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed Sd/.A. SREENIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Medchal Malkaigiri District at Medchal

#1. The X Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-X Additio 2. The Station House Officer, Jawaharnag ar Police Station, Malkajgiri 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Metropolitan Magistrate' Hyderabad [OUTI +. Orie CC to Sri fr{ Rathan Singh, Advocate [OPUCI 5. Two CD CoPies ABK/BA HIGH COURT DATED: 2110512026 VACATION COURT ORDER CRLP.No.7435 ot 2026 * at}r LJ' ,'./3 ,*t ,..r t ,;l J. & o\y AN c-:i E =-= r e) t )0 o DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION G,{ ,'t'\zt