CRLP/16977/2026 of CHIKOTI PRAVEEN KUMAR alias @ CHIKOTI PRAVEEN, Vs THE STATE OF TELANGANA on 13 October 2026

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner, seeking modification of the order dated 01 . 1 0.2026 passed by the learned V Additional Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, in Crl.M.P.No.1l99 of 2026 in S.C.No.646 of 2025.

2. Heard Mr.J.Prabhakar, leamed Senior Counsel representing Mr.D.Rohit Pal Singh, leamed counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, leamed Additional public Prosecutor for respondents.

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3. With their consent, the criminal petition is disposed of at the stage of admission

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is accused No.l in S.C. No. 646 of 2025 on the file of the leamed V Additional Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, and is facing prosecution for the offences punishable under Sections 420,467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, "IPC"), and Sections 2(1-B)(a) and 30 of the Arms Act, 1959 (for short, "AA"). He further submits that the petitioner frled petition vide Crl.M.P.No.l199 of 2026 seeking interim custody of his passport and permission to travel to Kenya and Armenia for a period of 32 days, i.e., from 09.09.2026 to 10.10.2026, in connection with his business meetings. The leamed trial Court, vide order dated 01.10.2026, allowed the said petition and granted permission to the petitioner to travel to Kenya and Armenia from 29.09.2026 to 10.10.2026 for a period of 32 days, with a direction to retum to India immediately upon completion of his business meetings and inform the trial Court of his retum. However, a copy of the said order was furnished to the petitioner only on 03.10.2026. By that time, the travel tickets booked by the petitioner had expired. He further submits that the petitioner now intends to travel to Kenya and Armenia from 22.10.2026. Unless this Court grants permission to the petitioner to travel for a period of 32 days commencing from 22.10.2026, the petitioner will be put to great hardship.

5. Per contra. the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the petitioner ought to have filed an appropriate petition before the leamed trial Court seeking modification of the above said order, instead of filing the present petition before this Court.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and upon perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that the petition filed by the petitioner vide Crl.M.P.No.l 199 of 2026 was allowed by the leamed trial Court on 01.10.2026, granting permission to the petitioner to travel to Kenya and Armenia from 29.09.2026 to 10.10.2026. ln the present Criminal Petition, the petitioner is seeking modification of the impugned order passed by the learned trial Court and permission to travel to Kenya and Armenia for a period of 32 days commencing from22.10.2026.

7. Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, the impugned order passed by the leamed trial Court dated 0l . 10.2026 in Crl.M.P.No. I 199 of 2026 in S.C.No"646 of 2025 is hereby modified, granting permission to the petitioner to travel to Kenya and Armenia for his business meetings for a period of 32 days commencing from 22.10.2026, in place of the earlier period from 29.09.2026 to 10.10.2026. The other conditions imposed by the learned trial Court shall remaln unaltered

8. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed SD/- K. BHAVANI SWAMY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ,TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

1. The V Additional Sessions Judge, Hyderabad'

2. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana' at Hyderabad (OUT)

3. One CC to [/lr D. Rohit Pal Singh, Advocate IOPUC]

4. Two CD CoPies DL/BA To, @

HIGH COURT DATED: 1311012026

ORDER

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