IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5307 OF 2026 DATE : 21.04.2026 BETWEEN:

Kommalapati Ashok …..Petitioner/A.4 And The State of Telangana, Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad & another …..Respondents/Complainant : ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 480 & 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.4 in Crime No.430 of 2026 of KPHB Police Station, Kukatpally. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 143, 144 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) and under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of PITA Act.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 01.04.2026 at about 3:00 p.m., the complainant, while on duty at KPHB Police Station, received credible information that some persons were running a prostitution racket at Prime Time Hotel, Sri Sai Nagar, KPHB, Hyderabad. After informing the superior officers and obtaining permission, the complainant secured mediators and proceeded to the hotel along with police staff and a woman constable. During the raid,