{"data":{"prismicArticle":{"uid":"bandis-son-gets-relief-to-seek-regular-bail","tags":["politics"],"first_publication_date":"2026-05-21T18:15:38+0000","last_publication_date":"2026-05-21T18:15:38+0000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Bandi’s Son Gets Relief to Seek Regular Bail"},"rating":null,"datetime":"2026-05-21T17:34:00+0000","img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/agMJdqYofJOwHHof_bandison.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"embed":{"embed_url":null,"thumbnail_url":null,"author_url":null,"title":null},"content":{"raw":[{"text":"The Telangana High Court has permitted Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Bhageerath, to file a regular bail petition in a POCSO case."},{"text":"The court on Thursday allowed Bhageerath’s counsel to withdraw the anticipatory bail petition as the police had arrested Bhageerath on May 16."},{"text":"The High Court on May 15 had refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bhageerath in the case but had reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petition."},{"text":"The court was scheduled to pronounce orders on Thursday but, on the request of Bhageerath’s counsel Karuna Sagar, permitted him to withdraw the petition."},{"text":"The accused’s counsel also sought permission to file a regular bail petition."},{"text":"The court granted permission for the same."},{"text":"A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against Bhageerath at Pet Basheerabad Police Station on May 8 following allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor girl."},{"text":"The case was booked under Section 11 read with 12 of the POCSO Act and Sections 74 and 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)."},{"text":"After the investigating officer spoke to the victim, police invoked harsher provisions of the POCSO Act."},{"text":"Section 5(1) read with 6 was added to the FIR."},{"text":"Bhageerath was served a notice by the police directing him to appear before the investigating officer on May 13."},{"text":"He did not appear but sent a letter to the investigating officer seeking two days’ time to appear."},{"text":"After the High Court refused to grant him interim protection, he was arrested by the police on the night of May 16."},{"text":"However, Bandi Sanjay claimed that his son surrendered before the police."},{"text":"He said two lawyers accompanied Bhageerath when he surrendered before the police."},{"text":"Police stated that he admitted to having committed the offence of sexually assaulting a minor girl, after which he was arrested."},{"text":"Bhageerath was produced before a magistrate the same night and was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days."},{"text":"He is currently lodged in Cherlapally jail."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"jagan-sounds-poll-battle-cry","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Jagan Sounds Poll Battle 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