Telangana High Court
CRLP/11531/2026 of Gorre Ravi Vs Ankam Vidya Sagar on 12 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11531 OF 2026 Between: Gorre Ravi, S/o Sayanna, Aged about 42 yearc, Occ: Private Employee, F/o
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF OCTOBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 11531 OF 2026
Between:
Gorre Ravi, S/o Sayanna, Aged about 42 yearc, Occ: Private Employee, F/o H.No.8-7, Ankapur Village, Armoor Mandal, Nizamabad District.
...Petitioner/Accused
AND
1. Ankam Vidya Sagar, S/o Narayana, Aged 34 years, Occ: Business, R/o H.No.1'1-1-1562, Chandrashekar Colony, Nizamabad
2. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor High Court at Hyderabad.
...Respondents
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to set aside the orders daled 31-12-2025 in Crl M.P.No.978 oI 2025 passed by Sessions Judge Nizamabad and permit the petitioner to deposit the 20 percent in STC Nl NO.178 oI 2022 on the file of the Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-l Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Nizambad.
l.A. NO: 1OF 2026
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceeding in CrlA.No.95 of 2025 pending before Sessions Judge Nizambad, pending disposal of criminal petition.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. N. Aravind, counsel representing Mr. N. Srikanth Goud, Advocate for the Petitioner and Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.2 and of Mr. P. Animi Reddy, Advocate for the Respondent No.1.
The Gourt made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENTVAS RAO
CzuMINAL PETITION No.ll53l of 2026
CNR No. : HBHCOI 0472682026
Date: 12.10.2026
Between :
Gorr-c Rar'i
Petitioner
AND
Anktrm Vidya Sagar and anothcr
Respondents
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ORDER:
The prosent Criminal Petition has been filed by the petitioner/ accused, aggrieved by the docket order date<l 09.06.2026, r'.,'hcrebv thc suspension of sentence granted to the petitioner bv the Iearned Scssiorrs Court vide order dated 31.12.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.978 of 2)23 was cancclled on account ol non compliarrcc u,ith thc condrtions imposed rhcrein, and non-bailable warrants (NBWs) lvere issucd against hLm.
2. Heard Mr.N.Aravind, learrred counsel representing Mr.N.Srikanth Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.l).Animr Recdr. learned counsel for respondent No.1.
3. With their consent, the criminal petition is disposed of at the stage o[ ad mission .
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in S.T.C. NI No. 178 of 2022, on Og.12.2025. Aggrieved by the said judgment, the petitioner hled Cr1.A.No.95 of 2025. Along with the said appeal, the petitioner also filed Crl.M.P.No.978 of 2025, seeking suspension oI the sentence o[ imprisonment and other consequential reliefs. He further submits that, by order dated 31.12.2025, lhe learned Sessions Court, while granting bail and suspending the sentence of imprisonment, directed the petitioner to deposit 2Oo/o of the fine amounL before the trial Court within one month. However, due to his poor financial condition, the petitioner could not deposit the said amount in compliance with the order dated 31 .12.2025. Consequently, for non-deposit of the said amount, the learned Sessions Court, vide docket order dated 09.06.2026, cancelled the earlier order suspending the sentence granted in favour of the petitioner and issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him. He further submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to deposit the amount in compliance with the order dated
31. I2.2025 passed by the learned Sessions Court. Unless this Court quashes the docket order dated 09.06.2026 and grants the petitioner time to deposit 2O9to of the compensatlon amount, the petitioner will be put to great hardship.
5. Per cotTtra, learned counsel for respondent No.1 submits that the petitioner, with an inrention to clrag on the proceedings in one way or the other, liled thc prr:sent crimrnal petition. Though the lcarned Sessioes Court, bv order dated 31 .12.2025, grantecl jnterim suspension, the petitloncr failed to deposrt the amount within the stipulated tirne and filed the present criminal petition on 75.O7.2026, aggriered bv the docket order dated 09.06.2026, after a lapse of more than one month. The petitioner is not entitled to anv of the reliefs sought in the presen r criminal petition.
F{avtng considcred the rival submissions made bv the respective parties and upon perlrsal of rhc material available.n r.cord. it reveals thar, Fursuanr Lo thc .judgmcnt dated 09.l'2.2025 passed b"r., thc Iearned trial Court in S.T.C. (NI) No. lT8 of 2022, rhe petitioner r,t as convict,td for the oflence under Section 138 ol the N.l. Act. Aggrieved by the said judgment, rhe petitioner liled Crl.A.No.95 ot 2025 before the learned Sessions Court. The learned Sessions Court. on 31.12.2025, in Cr1.M P.No.978 ol 2025 tn Crl.A.No.95 of 2025, granred intcrim suspcnsirrn ol thc scntence, sub.lect to rhe condition that the pctrtion3r shall dcp.sit 2ouii .l' thc linc amount $ ithirr one month. The spe:ific case of Lhc petitioner ts that he is a private employ.ee. Due to his :oor llnancial condition, he could not deposit 2Oak of the amount within the stipulated time. Consequently, the learned Sessions Court, vide docket order dated 09.06.2026, cancelled the earlier suspension of sentence granted in favour of the petitioner and issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW).
7. Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumstances of lhe case, the impugned dockei order dated O9.06.2026 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Nizamabad, is set aside, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit 2Oo/o of the compensation amount, pursuant to the order dated 3l .12.2025 passed in Crl.M.P.No.978 of 2025 in Crl.A.No.95 of 2025, on or before 21.1O.2026. ln default, the impugned docket order dated 09.06.2026 shall stand revived.
8. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposcd of. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. Sd/. AHMED ABDULLA KHAN ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Additional Junior civil Judge-cum-l Additional Judiciat Magistrate of First Class at Nizambad
2. Two CC to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad [OUT]
3. One CC to Mr. N. Srikanth Goud, Advocate [OPUC]
4. One CC to Mr. P. Animi Reddy, Advocate [OpUC]
5. Two CD Copies KAM @
HIGH COURT DATED: 1211012026
ORDER
CRLP.No.11531 ot frZO eo l,- DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION .of &otH * '1. ( c 4r, i C) h s) J$" .l\" Y o s o.f,