IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3102 of 2026

24.03.2026 Between:

Gopinath Jasthi.

PETITIONER AND The State of Telangana, Through PS Cyber Crimes, Represented by Public Prosecutor High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. RESPONDENT

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner who is arrayed as accused in FIR.No.42 of 2026 before the Miryalaguda I Town Police Station, Nalgonda District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 125, 287, 288, 326(g) of BNS, and 3, 4, 5 of Explosive Substances Act.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 27.01.2026 at about 15:45 hours, a fire accident occurred in two tin‑shed godowns constructed by the petitioner/accused, Jasti Gopinath, opposite the cremation ground at Bapujinagar, Miryalaguda Town. It is alleged that the petitioner was illegally storing materials used for manufacturing crackers and Diwali shot bombs without requisite permissions and employing about 17 women workers. Due to an electrical short circuit, the stored paper bundles and explosive substances caught fire, resulting in massive f