Telangana High Court
CRLRC/671/2026 of Kethireddy Srinivasa Reddy Vs State of Telangana on 8 July 2026
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.671 of 2026 DATE: 08.07.2026 Between: Kethireddy Srinivasa Reddy ….Revision Petitioner/Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court at
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF
TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.671 of 2026
DATE: 08.07.2026
Between:
Kethireddy Srinivasa Reddy
….Revision Petitioner/Petitioner/Accused
AND
The State of Telangana,
Rep. by the Public Prosecutor,
High Court at Hyderabad and another.
…. Respondent/Complainant
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ORDER:
This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the revision petitioner challenging the order dated 18.02.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.112 of 2026 in Crl.A.No.10 of 2026 (C.C. No.41 of by the learned Sessions Judge, Nizamabad.
2. Heard Sri T. V. Kalyan Singh, learned counsel for revision petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1.
3. Learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that, by order dated 18.02.2026, the appellate Court suspended the sentence and released the petitioner on bail, subject to the condition that he has to deposit 20% of the cheque amount before the trial Court within one month from the date of the order. He further submitted that the petitioner was remanded to judicial custody on 03.07.2026 for non-compliance of the said condition. He further submitted that Section 148(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 contemplates that the amount directed to be deposited shall be paid within sixty days, whereas the appellate Court erroneously directed the petitioner to deposit the amount within one month. Therefore, he prayed the Court to set aside the order of the trial Court dated 18.02.2026 and the revision petitioner is ready to deposit 20% of the cheque amount within two weeks from the date of the order.
4. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the revision petitioner, this Criminal Revision Case is allowed and petitioner is granted bail, and shall be released on bail, subject to the petitioner executing 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 learned Sessions Judge, Nizamabad and the petitioner is directed to deposit 20% of the cheque amount within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. _______________ K. SUJANA, J
Date: 08.07.2026 TU
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.671 of 2026 Date: 08.07.2026 TU