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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.17055 of 2025

DATE: 24.12.2025

Between:

Maddirala Bharath Babu

…. Petitioner/Accused.

AND

The State of Telangana, through

Station House Officer, Nallakunta Police Station,

Represented by Public Prosecutor,

High Court for the State of Telangana.

…. Respondent/Complainant

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short

‘BNSS’) by the petitioner/ accused seeking to enlarge the

petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection

with Crime No.321 of 2025 of Nallakunta Police Station,

Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under

Sections 316(2), 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,

2023 (for short BNS).

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2. Heard Sri V.S.Indumathi Chitikela, learned counsel

appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as

Sri E.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor

appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

3. Without going into the merits of the case, since the

punishment prescribed for the offences alleged against the

petitioner are less than seven (07) years, this Court deems

it appropriate to direct the petitioner to appear before the

Investigating Officer on or before 08.01.2026 between 11:00

a.m. and 05:00 p.m. and in turn, the Investigating Officer is

directed to follow the procedure laid down under Section 35

(3) of BNSS (previously Section 41-A of Cr.P.C.) and also the

guidelines formulated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273 scrupulously. However,

the petitioner shall submit his defense and co-operate with

the Investigating Officer as and when required by

furnishing information and produce all relevant

documents/material required for the purpose of the

investigation and the Investigating Officer shall consider the

same before filing appropriate report before the learned

Magistrate concerned.

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4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall also

stand closed.

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K. SUJANA, J

Date: 24.12.2025

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.17055 of 2025

Date: 24.12.2025

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