CRLP/10782/2026 of Lingampally Gnandeep Vs The State of Telangana on 20 July 2026

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of bail to the Petitioner who is arrayed as accused in FIR No.288 of 2026 of Mancherial Town Police Station, Ramagundam District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 69, 115(2) and 296(b) of the BNS.

2. The case of the prosecution is that, on 08.05.2026, the de- facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the petitioner herein sexually exploited the victim woman in the name love and marriage and also on believing his deceitful words victim gave an amount of Rs.11,37,000/- in different transactions. Later, the petitioner cheated the victim by marrying with another woman, then on 08.05.2026, victim woman went to the petitioner house and asked him about marriage, there he defame her in front of public and abused her in filthy language and beat her with hands and threatened to share her photos and videos to others. Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offences.

3. Heard Sri J. Vishnu Vardhan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and he is falsely implicated in the present case and whatever the relationship between the parties is a consensual relationship and he is in jail since 09.06.2026 and the material part of the investigation was already completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to him by allowing this criminal petition.

5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the allegations against the petitioner herein are serious and heinous in nature. Further, the investigation is not yet completed, as such, the petitioner is not entitled for the bail. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.

6. In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner herein is in jail since 09.06.2026 and even though knowing that the petitioner herein has married another woman in the year 2025, no complaint was filed. As seen from the remand case diary, the prosecution witnesses, LWs 1 to 16 have already been examined. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, the period of incarceration of the petitioner, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: i. The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mancherial. ii. The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) weeks or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required. iii. The petitioner shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).

7. Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. _______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 20.07.2026 TU

THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.10782 OF 2026 DATE 20.07.2026

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