Marripelly Upender, v. The State Of Telangana, Through Station House Officer, Khammam -Ii Town Ps,

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3934 of 2026 31.03.2026 Between:

Marripelly Upender.

PETITIONER AND The State of Telangana, Rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

RESPONDENT

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed before this Court for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner who is arrayed as accused in Crime No.126 of 2026 before the Khammam - II Town Police Station, Khammam District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 112, 318(24) of BNS, 66(D) of ITA. 2.

Brief facts of the case are that prior to 28.02.2026 at Punjab National Bank, opposite Laitha Jewellery, Wyra Road,

Khammam Urban, Khammam, the accused Marripelly Upender S/o Venkata Narasiah, R/o 1‐1‐80/6, Aadhesha Complex, Saradhi Nagar, Khammam, opened and operated the bank account bearing No. 13591001100010003 for the purpose of facilitating cyber fraud. He knowingly allowed unlawful proceeds to be routed through his account, acted in coordination with unknown associates, facilitated financial layering to conceal crime proceeds, and repeatedly used the said account in multiple cybercrime cases across jurisdictions, thereby establishing a pattern of organized unlawful activity and cheating innocent persons across India for wrongful gain.

3.

Heard Sri B.Nageshwar Rao, learned counsel for petitioner, and Sri Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated, that he has no connection with the alleged cyber fraud, and that custodial interrogation is not warranted. He contended that the

petitioner is willing to cooperate with the investigation Therefore, he prayed the Court to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner by allowing this Criminal Petition. 5.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the submissions stating that the petitioner's bank account has been linked with multiple cybercrime complaints across jurisdictions, that the transactions indicate a pattern of organized unlawful activity, and that granting pre‐arrest bail may hamper the investigation. Therefore, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.

6.

Having regard to the rival submissions and material on record, it is noted that the allegations pertain to financial transactions routed through the petitioner's account, but custodial interrogation does not appear necessary at this stage in view of presence of documentary evidence. Therefore, this Court deems it fit to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions:

i.

The petitioner shall surrender before the Station House Officer,

Khammam - II Town Police Station, Khammam District, within two weeks from today, and on such surrender, the said Station House Officer shall release them on bail on executing a personal bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two sureties, for the like sum each.

ii.

The petitioner shall abide by the other conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigating the case.

iii.

The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Investigating Officer on every Monday between 09:00 a.m, and 05:00 p.m., for a period of eight weeks or till the filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier, and thereafter, as and when required.

7.

Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 31.03.2026 PT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3934 of 2026 Date: 31.03.2026 PT