Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Suspended Jubilee Hills CI
Srinivasulu Reddy is a police officer facing serious allegations from a woman.
She accused him of sexual harassment and blackmail related to an abortion.
He was suspended from government work after the allegations.
He asked the Telangana High Court for protection from arrest, but that request was rejected.
He then appealed to the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court temporarily ordered that he cannot be arrested or subjected to other coercive actions.
This protection lasts until the case is heard again.
The Supreme Court later postponed the hearing.
The Supreme Court ordered that Srinivasulu Reddy not be arrested or subjected to coercive measures until the next hearing.
The order was issued by Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan.
Srinivasulu Reddy is accused of sexually harassing a woman and blackmailing her over an abortion.
He was suspended after the allegations and served as Jubilee Hills Station House Officer and Circle Inspector.
The Telangana High Court rejected his anticipatory-bail plea, prompting his appeal to the Supreme Court.
- Who
- Srinivasulu Reddy, a former Jubilee Hills Station House Officer and Circle Inspector, and the Supreme Court bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan.
- What
- The Supreme Court granted interim protection from arrest and other coercive measures to Srinivasulu Reddy.
- When
- The protection applies until the next hearing; the hearing was later adjourned.
- Where
- The order was issued by the Supreme Court of India and directed to the Hyderabad City Police.
- Why
- Reddy challenged the Telangana High Court’s rejection of his anticipatory-bail application after facing allegations of sexual harassment and blackmail.
Officer’s Legal Position
Allegations Against Officer
Protection from arrest
Officer’s Legal Position
Srinivasulu Reddy challenged the Telangana High Court’s rejection of anticipatory bail and received interim protection from the Supreme Court.
Allegations Against Officer
The allegations against him led to his suspension, and the complainant’s accusations remain central to the case.
Nature of the case
Officer’s Legal Position
The Supreme Court has not been described as deciding the allegations; it only issued temporary procedural relief before the next hearing.
Allegations Against Officer
The woman accused Reddy of sexual harassment and blackmailing her over an abortion.
- Accused officer
- Srinivasulu Reddy
- Former post
- Jubilee Hills Station House Officer and Circle Inspector
- Allegations
- Sexual harassment and blackmail related to an abortion
- Earlier court decision
- The Telangana High Court rejected his anticipatory-bail plea
- Supreme Court relief
- No arrest or coercive measures until the next hearing
- Bench
- Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan
- Case status
- The hearing was adjourned