Telangana High Court
CRLP/12037/2026 of Mr. Sailu Songa Vs The State of Telangana on 4 August 2026
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12037 OF 2026 Between: Mr. Sailu Songa, S/o. Chinna Charaiah, Aged about 45 yrs, caste. Mudiraj, Occ Reporter,
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 12037 OF 2026
Between:
Mr. Sailu Songa, S/o. Chinna Charaiah, Aged about 45 yrs, caste. Mudiraj, Occ Reporter, Fl/o.Gollagudeem Village, H/o. Tekmal Mandal, Medak District, Telangana State.
...Petitioner/Accused No.1
AND
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Building at Hyderabad, Through PS. Tekmal Mandal, Medak District, Telangana
...RespondenUDefacto-Complainant
Petition under section 482 of B.N.s.s. praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the S.H.o., Pollce station of rekmal Mandal, Medak District to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in cr. No.'l 06 of 2026 on the file of its, Police Station of Tekmal Mandal, Medak District in the interest of justice.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of sri Dasari Krishna Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and sri syed yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent.
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI
CRIMINAL PETITION No. 12037 OF 2026
DATE: 04.08.2026
Betwee n
lVlr Sailu Songa
Petrtioner/Accu sed
AND
The State of Telangana, Repr'esented by its Public Prosecutor, Hrgh Court for the State of 1-elangana Hyderabad, Through PS
Tekmal Mandal. Medak Drstrict Telangana.
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ORDER
This Crimina petition rs filed under Section 482 ot Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhrta 2023 fiot short 'BNSS ) seeking the relief of anticipatory bail
The petrtroner is Accused rn Crrme No 106 of 2026 of Tekmal Police Station, l\,4edak District, regrstered for the offences punishable under Sections 75(2) 127(2) 135 ollhe Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (1or shorl.. .BNS )
Heard Mr Dasar Krishna Reddy learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Syed Yasar Mamoon learned Addrtional Public Prosecutor rep rese n trn g the respondent State ')
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the petitioner is fully committed to cooperate with the investigative process, he is apprehensive of potential coercive action being taken against him This concern arises from the fact that, despite the alleged offences being punishable with imprisonment for a term less than seven years, the investigating police authority has not yet issued any notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS lt is further submitted that the petitioner has no intention of evading the investigation and is willing to extend full cooperation to the authorities. ln light of these circumstances, learned counsel limiting his pleading to thrs extent prays that approprrate directions be issued to the concerned polrce officials to proceed in accordance wrth law by rssurng a notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, thereby safeguarding the petitioner from any unwarranted coercive measures
Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the petition. However, no explanation has been offered as to the reason for not issuing a notice to the petitioner under Section 35(3) of the BNSS
6. lhave perused the material on record
Consrdering that the alleged offences are punishable with imprisonment for a term less than seven years, and in view of the petitioner's wrllingness to participate in the investigatrve process, without entering into merits and keeping all prerogatives of the lnvestigation open, the petitroner is directed to appear before the Station House Officer (SHO), Tekmal Police ,\ lti.,/ Crl.P. ,\0. l2{)), o1 2026
\ti(l ( r./) \a. ,ll)) r ll))r' Station l\lledak District withrn one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order Upon such appearance. the lnvestigating Officer shall issue notice to the petitioner under Sectron 35(3) of the BNSS, in connection wrth Cnme No 106 ol 2026 and shall proceed further strictly n accordance with the guide ines laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court rn Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2014) I SCC 273 Simultaneously, the petitioner is directed to extend full cooperatron to the lnvestrgating Offrcer during the course of the rnvest gatron
Wrth the above direction this Criminal Petition is disposed of Pending mrscellaneous applrcations. if any shall stand closed. SDA T. SRINIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// \ I !is=trr,o^ oFFrcER To,
1. The Junior Civil J udge-Cum-Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Alladurg.
2. The Station House Officer, Tekmal Police Station, Medak District.
3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]
4. One CC to Sri Dasari Krishna Reddy, Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CD Copies oIGNK
HIGH COURT DATED: 0410812026
ORDER
CRLP.No.12037 ol 2026 DISPOSING THE CRIMINAL PETITION ) 0 I AUts 2028 \r) ,I*:?tgg-,---- 1t\g STAfE or ( Q ?2 G G )L b