V.V. Shiva Shankar Alias Vadapalli Venkata Shiva Shankar v. The State Of Telangana

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3904 of 2025 ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner/A3 under Sections 480 and 483 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to enlarge him on bail in Crime No.97 of 2025 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 and Sections 111(2)(b), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused committed organized cyber crime by cheating victims under the guise of task based job through Naukri and by offering huge returns with forged electronic documents and due to the same, the de-facto complainant lost an amount of Rs.1,93,760/-. Basing on the same, a case was registered in Crime No.97 of 2025 for the above said offences.

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Heard Sri Mohd. Ghouse Pasha, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed the offence and he was falsely implicated in the present crime. He further submits that the material part of investigation is completed except filing of charge sheet. The petitioner was arrested on 31.01.2025 and since then he is in judicial custody and that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate with the investigation and also abide by the conditions that are going to be imposed by this Court. He further submits that the petitioner is not an accused in any other crime and that this Court has granted bail in favour of Accused Nos.4 and 5.

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Per contra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the petitioner has committed grave offence and the investigation is under progress and charge sheet is not yet filed. At this stage, the petitioner is not entitled for

grant of bail. However, he has not disputed that the petitioner is not involved in any other crime. 6.

Having considered the rival submissions made by both the parties and after perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that the petitioner was arrested on 31.01.2025 and since then he is in judicial custody and that he is not involved in any other crime. This Court also granted bail in favour of Accused No.4 in Crl.P.No.3439 of 2025 on 13.03.2025.

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Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner on the following conditions: (1) The petitioner/A3 is enlarged on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousands only) with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the XII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nampally.

(2) The petitioner/A3 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.

(3) The petitioner/A3 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480(3) of the BNSS).

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Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

_________________________________ JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO, J Date: 25.03.2025 ES