IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2515 OF 2026 DATE : 06.03.2026 Between :

Prem Kumar … Petitioner/A.1 And The State of Telangana, Rep., by Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad … Respondent/Complainant : ORDER :

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by the petitioner/A.1 seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.202 of 2026 of Gachibowli Police Station, Cyberabad. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections

137(2), 109 r/w.3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

2. The facts of the case are that on 03.02.2026 at about 02:00 hours, a statement of the complainant- Chinthala Vikram Kumar, was recorded at AIG Hospital, Gachibowli, by PC No.

4219 Sri A. Anand, wherein he stated that he has been working as a construction contractor for several years and was married in 2016 to Keerthana, and they are blessed with two daughters. Due to frequent family disputes, his wife left the matrimonial home about two months prior to the incident along with their younger daughter and started residing at her mother’s house. On 02.02.2026 at about 11:00 hours, while the complainant was at his construction site, his wife, one Bharathi along with some of her relatives came there and demanded him to register certain property in her name, and upon his refusal, they allegedly threatened him. Later, at about 17:00 hours on the same day, his brother-in-law who is the petitioner herein along with Mahesh and some other unidentified persons, allegedly came to his house, forcibly dragged him outside, took him near a Shivalayam temple near his residence, and assaulted him with hands and legs, causing injuries on various parts of his body. It is further alleged that they forcibly pushed him into a car, took him to PV Convention, Aziz Nagar, and assaulted him again with an intention to kill. Subsequently, on learning that the police had arrived at his residence, the accused persons admitted him to AIG Hospital, Gachibowli, and left the premises. The complainant stated that his wife is aware of the incident and that her relatives were involved in the assault, and he requested legal action against the persons who assaulted him. Basing on the said complaint, police registered the case against the accused for the above offences.

3. Heard Sri L.Sudheer, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present crime. It is submitted that due to continuous harassment by the de facto complainant towards the petitioner’s sister (A.6), the petitioner’s family has been subjected to severe mental trauma and agony for the past six years. It is further submitted that A.6 has also instituted proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act against the complainant and his family members. The learned counsel further contended that, in fact, the complainant had attacked A.6 with an iron rod, causing severe cut injuries on her head, for which she had to undergo treatment and was administered 20 stitches. It is stated that she was subsequently driven out of the matrimonial home. Further the de facto complainant was discharged from the hospital within a few hours and did not suffer any serious injuries. All the other accused have already been granted bail and that the major portion of the investigation has been completed. According to the petitioner, the present case has been foisted against him only to escape from the complainant’s criminal liability. Therefore, prayed this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed for grant of anticipatory bail and submitted that the petitioner, along with the other accused, had severely assaulted the de facto complainan