Smt. Neelam Priyanka Vs The State of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.13324 of 2025

ORDER:

The present Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner who is arrayed as accused in Crime No.9 of 2025 before the Addagudur Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate registered for the offence punishable under Section 108 of BNS.

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The brief facts of the case are that the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that the marriage of the deceased with the de-facto complainant was performed about 25 years ago and they were residing in Boddugudem from the last 3 years and their son was already died and her husband was addicted to Alcohol and due to financial problem and mental illness her husband poured petrol on himself and ablaze in the bathroom. Hence, the complainant requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said complaint, the police registered a case for the above said offence and also recorded the statement of the deceased

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and basing on the dying declaration, the petitioner was arrayed as accused.

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Heard Sri G. Arum Kumar, learned counsel for petitioner as well as Sri Arun Kumar Doddla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offence. It is further submitted that there is no such abetment committed by her and even in the statement of the deceased, it is stated that, when he was in a drunken condition, the petitioner herein abused and caused him to die, which itself shows that there is no such abetment committed by her. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition.

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On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the allegation leveled against the petitioner is serious in nature. It is further stated that

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because of the abetment of the petitioner, the deceased committed suicide and the dying declaration clearly shows that the petitioner abetted the deceased to commit suicide. Further, the investigation is not yet completed. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition,

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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 petitioner is a daughter of the deceased and she is residing with her parents and the dying declaration shows that neighbors are also responsible for his injuries. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner/accused, subject to the following conditions:

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i. The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer, Addagudur Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release her on bail, on her executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/- each (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only),

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with two sureties, for the like sum each.

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ii. The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

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iii. The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Wednesday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., till the filing of the charge sheet and thereafter, as and when required.

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