THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.15060 of 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.3 in Crime No.641 of 2025 before the Adilabad II

Town Police Station, Adilabad District.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 15.11.2025, the de facto complainant, lodged a written report stating that on 14.11.2025 at around 00:00 hrs, while he was waiting with his auto at the RTC Bus Stand, Adilabad, three unknown persons came on a black Pulsar motorcycle and abused him without any reason, forcibly removed his clothes, beat him, and snatched his Realme mobile phone and cash of Rs.700/-, amounting to a total worth of Rs.3,700/-, and fled from the

spot.

3. Heard Sri Soma Ravi Kiran Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun

Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was falsely implicated in the crime and that there was no evidence connecting him to the alleged offence and that the police registered the FIR without conducting any preliminary enquiry and were attempting to arrest the petitioner solely based on an alleged extra-judicial confession of co-accused, which was not admissible in law. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner 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 there are specific allegations against the petitioner. Further, the investigation was not yet completed. At this stage, granting of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner does not arise. 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 main allegation against the petitioner is that he was one of the persons who had accompanied the other accused at the time of the alleged incident and actively participated in abusing, assaulting and snatching the mobile phone and cash from the complainant. Further, as seen from the record, the investigation is still in progress and the identity and specific role of each accused is yet to be established. At this stage, custodial interrogation of the petitioner may be necessary for effective investigation. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner and the same is liable to be dismissed.

7. Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

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K. SUJANA, J Date: 26.11.2025 SAI THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15060 of 2025 Date: 26.11.2025 SAI