Mohammed Junaid v. The State Of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2190 of 2025 ORAL ORDER:

Seeking the Court to enlarge the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.5 in Crime No.3054 of 2024 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Detective Department, C.C.S., Hyderabad, on bail, the present Criminal Petition is filed.

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The brief facts of the case are that the de facto complainant lodged a complaint against the petitioner and other accused stating that he was duped of Rs.2,06,85,284/- by individuals claiming to represent "Anisha App", a stock trading platform. He was initially contacted by Rohan Tonelli, who promised high returns on investments. Mallela invested Rs.5 lakhs, which showed a significant increase, prompting him to invest more. He was later asked to pay additional amounts to withdraw his funds, and his account was eventually frozen. Mallela suspected foul play and reported the incident to the cybercrime authorities. 3.

Heard Sri C. Hari Preeth, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri Syed Yasar Mamoon, 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 and falsely implicated in a case, denying all allegations. All the allegations are false and baseless and basing on the confession of other accused, the petitioner is implicated in this case. The petitioner is in jail from 01.01.2025 and police recorded his confession statement. The entire investigation is completed except filing of charge sheet. Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this criminal petition. 5.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner stating that the allegations leveled against the petitioner are serious in nature. Further, there are many victims in this case and investigation is still pending. Therefore, at this stage, granting of bail to the petitioner does not arise. Hence, 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 a perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the petitioner has been incarcerated since January 1, 2025. Notably, accused No. 2, who faced the same allegations, was previously granted bail by the trial court. As the material part of the investigation is completed and considering the facts and

circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: i.

The petitioner shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each, with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned IV Additional Sessions Judge, Nampally, Hyderabad.

ii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned SHO at 11:00 a.m., on every Monday for a period of eight (8) weeks, for the purpose of investigation, and thereafter, as and when required.

iii.

The petitioner shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C.

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

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 18.02.2025 SAI

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2190 of 2025 Date: 18.02.2025 SAI