CRLP/8162/2026 of Banothu Dharma Vs The State of Telangana, on 4 June 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JUNE

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

CR|MINAL PETITION NO: 8162 OF 2026

Between:

Banothu Dharma, S/o Banothu Rav Ji, Age 63 Year, Fl/o Dubba Thanda, Veeraram, Mahabubabad District, Telangana.

...PETITIONEFUACCUSED

AND

The State of Telangana, represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

...RESPONDENT

Petition under Section 482 of BNSS., praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to enlarge the petitioner/Accused No.'l on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with COR No. 39 of 2020, dated 2210212020 on the file of SHO Thorrur Police Station, Mahabubabad District.

This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Alluri Divakar Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Telangana on behalf of the Sole Respondent.

The Court made the following: ORDER

offence and that thc allegations againsl him are supported by the material collecred during the course of investigatron'

Therefore, considering [he nature of the offence and the stage of inVestigation, l.he PeLltloner is nol entitled to the serlous allegations har e becn levelled against t'he discretionary relief of anticipatory bail at this stage Accordingll', he praved for dismissal of the Criminal Petition'

5.

ln the Lighl of the submissions made by both the learned counsel an'l upon perusal ol the marerlal available on record. this Court rs ot lhe considered vieu' that speci{ic and petrtioner/ accuserl petitioner/ accused and in vicu oi the fact that the is absconding since long time' and having regard to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and the graviqv of lhe alleged offence' the specific role attributed to the petiLioner, [his Court is not lnclined lo grant bail to the petltloner /' accusecl at lhis stage'

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Accordrngll'. the Crtminal Petition is drsmissed'

MisceLlaneoL-ts applLcations' il ant pencllng' shall stand closed SD/.K. BHAVANI SWAMY

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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ECTION OFFICER

1. The Station House Officer, Thorrur Police Station, Mahabubabad District.

2. The Station House Officer, Raikal Police Station, Jagityal District'

3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

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4. One CC to Sri. Alluri Divakar Reddy, Advocate [OPUC]

5. Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED: 0410612026