Koppila Venkata Rama Durga Naresh Babu v. The State Of Telangana,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.667 of 2026 DATE: 29.01.2026 Between:

Koppila Venkata Rama Durga Naresh Babu .... Petitioner/accused No. 2 AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, Through cybercrime police Station.

.... Respondent ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail, who is arrayed as accused No.2 in FIR No.38 of 2025 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Nizamabad, TSCSB (TG Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB)), CCPS, Nizamabad District, TSCSB, registered for the

offences punishable under 318(4) of the BNS r/w 3(5), 111 of the BNS-2023 and Section 66(D) of the IT Act, 2008. 2.

The brief facts of the case are that, on 06.09.2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a report before the police stating that one person namely Anya Sharma sent a friend request on Facebook from her facebook profie and he accepted the same and she told that she is having trading experience in online foreign currency trading and she also suggested LW-1 to get into it and she also provided login credentials and he invested an amount of Rs.50,000/-, Rs.2,00,000/-, Rs.4,65,000/- and Rs.60,000/- and thereafter, he failed to get back his amount and he came to know that he was cheated. Hence, the complainant requested necessary action, and based on the said complaint, police registered a case for aforementioned offences.

3.

Heard Sri Jarupula Raju, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the said allegations and he is in jail since 03.11.2025 and the entire amount is seized from the bank account of the petitioner and there is no such investigation is pending against the petitioner herein and the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing the criminal petition. 5.

On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner by stating that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature and he is a habitual offender and there are three crimes pending against him and there are cyber crimes committed by the petitioner herein.

He further submitted that investigation has not yet been completed, at this stage, the petitioner is not entitled for the bail. Therefore, he prayed that the Court dismiss the criminal petition. 6.

In the light of the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon a perusal of the material available on record, it is noted that the petitioner has been

in jail since 03.11.2025 and as seen from the record, there is no charge sheet filed by the petitioner. Further, LWs 1 to witnesses were already examined including investigating authority.

Considering facts and circumstances of the case, including the nature of the allegations, the stage of investigation, and the duration of incarceration, this Court finds it appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner/accused No.2, subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioner/accused No.2 shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate/Trial of Cases under Telangana Prohibition and Excise Court, Nizamabad.

ii.

The petitioner/accused No.2 shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) weeks or till filing of charge sheet whichever is earlier,

for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioner/accused No.2 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).

7.

Accordingly, the Criminal petition is allowed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 29.01.2026 TU

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.667 of 2026 Date:29.01.2026 TU