CRLP/17251/2025 of Jella Ashok Yadav Vs The State of Telangana on 31 December 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Pelition is {ited under Ser: BNSS praying this Court lo grant brr peti tioner / ;tcc uscd No 2 on bail in the event of - cor-rnection u it}-r Crime No'764 of 2025 before tlr Policc Station, Rachakonda Commissione rate ' -' the offenccs punishable undcr Sections 118(1)' rezrcl wiLh 3(5) ol tl're tjharatil'a Nyaya Sanhita' 2(tl ion 482 ol I ro thc s arrest, in r Nercharam gistered lor s(2),3s1(2) 3 (BNS) J I I

.--n +.,.=Hr

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 15.12.2025, thc de-facto complainant lodged a report before the Pohce, r,r-herein it is stated that the de-facto complainant along s ith his family lived at Kakatheya Colon1,, Chcngicherla. Otr 7r.12.2025 al about 17:40 hours tlne de-facto complerinant received a phone call from one Srikanth, who told him to stop near FCI Godown, Mallapur. Accordingly, he stoppcd there, u hcre thc saicl Srikanth along rT'itl.t others camc anrl qucs[ioned him as to u'hy he had takcn thcir videos s'hilc thcr u-ere allegcdly committing theft oI petrol in their art-'a. AIl ol a sudden, they abused him and assaulted him with hands and threatened him with dire consequences as he was obstructir-rg their illegal activities. During the quarrel, Srikanth and other accused assaulted him with stones and nearbl' availablc sticks, as a result of which he sustained severe injurics on Ilis facc and hands. Immediatcly [herealter, the cle-facto complainant informed one of his fricnds Mr. Javaraj, u'hrr rushcd to the spot and shifted him to Prasad Hospital, Nacharam, for treatment. On 16-12.2025 thc de-facto complainant went to the Police station to lodgc a complaint against the accused persons. Basing on the complaint thc

Police registered a crime against the petitione . and other accused person s 3, Heard Sli A. Sagar, lcarned counsel for 1r titioner, and Sri D. ArL-rn Kumar, le:rrned Additional publL, prosecuror appcaring lbr respondents - State.

4. Learned counscl for the pctitroner contentr( n is that the petitioner rs innoccnt of tlrc szrid allegations ar J Iirstly thc crime u.as regisrcred undcr Section 118(l) and L rereafter the scction was alrcrcd as Scction l1S(2) of BNS on the basis of thc injury certificate t)-rough the injuries are siiri tr in naturc and are mcntioned as grievous injury and thert tre no suclr gricv<>us in.juri<,s. 'lhc de far:to complainant is a -jr.lrnalist and rnanagcd rlre Police lor alteration ol sections. Hc further contended thar at thc rirne ol' registration of ltc FIR thc ollbnces u,r're shou'n un.l!-r Secrions l1g(l) 115(.) 351(2) rcacl rvith l3(5) ol'the,Bharzrti-va N,r,avzr Sanhira 2023 : ubsequenth. at thc stagc o[ remand of other accused the jectton \vas altcrecl to Ser:tion 1 18(2) of BNS u,ithout iL; y 1ie sh or substerntial matr:rial on rccrrrd. l{e prays the C: _rrt to grant bail to rhc petitiolter irr.rd lurtht.r submits that c perrtioner rvill cooperiLre rtit.l-r thr: I)olicc. /

5. On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed lhe submissions made by lhe learned counsel for the petitioner, stating that as thc injuries sustained tt . thc cleJ acLo complainan, rr. ".t'"ri in rlaturc [he section r,r'as altered lrom Section I I8( 1) to Section 1 18(2) in view of the serious allegalions against lhe petitioner and therefore, thc peLitioner is not entitled to bail. Hencc, hc praycd that the Court dismiss the criminal petition.

6. Considr:ring the submissions madc by both Lhc perrties and [he matcrial available on record, the alleged offences against thc pctitioners art: undcr Scctions 118(1), 1I5(2), and 351(2) ancl thc accused Nos. 1,3 and 4 were remanded on 17.12.2025 and this bail petition is on behalf of pctitioncr/ accused No.2 and prcviously the petitioncr \\'as involved in two other crimes. ConSidering the allegations against the pctitioner and his previous history, the petiLioner is not cntrtled to bail. Hence, the petitioner is directecl to approach thc trial Court bJ' filing an appropriate applicatiot't and on such apphcation, the trial Court is dirccted to disposc of the same at the earliest.

-

7. With the above direction. this Crimin.: Pe tition is disposed oI clos<:d Misccllancous irpplicatiorrs. il lrny pcrrdLr r, shall st:rnrl //TRUE COPY// Sd/. U. SUDHA ASSIS TANT REGISTRAR Lv-' iECTION OFFICER To, PK/BA .1 . The I Additional Junior civil Judge-cum-V-Additional Melr )politan Magistrate, Medchal Malkajgiri District.

2. The SHO Nach'a-ram Police Station, Rachakonda Comm t onerate, Medchal Malkajgir District.

3. One CC to SRl. SAGAR A Advocate [OPUC]

4. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court for the itate of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT].

5. Two CD Copies )bq, uta.-

HIGH COURT DATED:31 11212025 CRLP.No.17251 of 2025 CRIMINAL PEITITION IS DISPOSED OF. f,Rs z=1,)"\ IE STAIE 0 r ttB 2026 o O * l i I I i1 I