Telangana High Court Grants Conditional Bail to Bandi Sai Bageerath in POCSO Case
The court ordered him to cooperate with investigators, appear twice a week and post a Rs 1 lakh bond with two sureties.
- On Thursday, the Telangana High Court granted conditional bail to Bandi Sai Bageerath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
- Bageerath spent 51 days in judicial custody at Cherlapally Central Prison following his May 16 arrest by Cyberabad police, though he received four-day interim bail on June 20 to appear for an examination.
- The case stems from an alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Moinabad; Bageerath has denied these allegations and filed a counter-complaint accusing the girl and her family of extortion of Rs 5 crore.
- Under the court's order, Bageerath must execute a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties and report to the Petbasheerabad Station House Officer twice a week.
- The High Court ordered Bageerath to cooperate with investigators, refrain from influencing witnesses or tampering with evidence, and avoid leaving Telangana without permission while police investigations continue.
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