Vishal, (A-1) 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.4543 of 2026 DATE: 06.04.2026 Between:

Sri Vishal S/o Govind.

.... Petitioner/ Accused No.1 AND The State of Telangana, Rep.by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad. .... Respondent/ Complainant

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 480 & 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') by the petitioner/Accused No.1 seeking to enlarge him on bail in connection with Crime No.1380 of 2025 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Hyderabad Division. The offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable under Sections 66C, 66D of the Information Technology Act and Sections 111(2)(B), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338 and 340 (2) of the BNS. 2.

The case of the prosecution is that on 02.06.2025, the de facto complainant received a message on WhatsApp and believing the same, she joined for a part time job in

- 2 - Telegram to give reviews on hotels. As per the said message she invested in crypto currency trading. Initially, she invested small amounts. Thereafter, she invested huge amounts, but she did not receive any profits. When the complainant questioned accused, the accused persons again asked the de facto complainant to pay the amount, otherwise her funds will get frozen and thereby cheated her. Hence, she requested the police to take necessary action on the said complaint. Basing on the same, police registered case for the aforesaid offences.

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Heard Sri Muppu Ravinder Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner/A.1 and Sri M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondentState. 4.

The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused No.1 is that the petitioner is innocent of the offences alleged against him. Even according to the prosecution, only Rs.50,000/- was deposited into the account of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the present case; that material part of the investigation is completed and hence, he prays to grant bail to the petitioner.

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On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the same and submits that the petitioner facilitated A.2 to open bank account with a promise to give commission to him and accordingly A.2 opened bank account and in turn A.1 induced the victims to deposit the amounts into his accounts and thereby cheated the victims; that the investigation is not yet completed and at this stage, if the bail is granted to the petitioner, he may misappropriated or cheated money cannot be ascertained and hence, he prays to dismiss the petition.

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Considering the submissions made by both the learned counsel and upon perusal of the material on record, it is evident that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 18.02.2026. As seen from the record, the allegation against the petitioner is that at the instance of A.2, A.1 opened bank account and an amount of Rs.50,000/- was deposited into the his account. Having regard to the above and taking into consideration the period of incarceration of petitioner in jail, this Court deems it fit to grant bail to the petitioner/A.1 subject to the following conditions:

- 4 - (i) The petitioner-accused No.1 shall execute 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 IX Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad.

(ii) On such release, the petitioner-accused No.1 shall appear before the concerned SHO between 09:00 a.m., and 5:00 p.m., on every Wednesday 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.1 shall abide by the conditions stipulated in Section 437 (3) of Cr.P.C. (presently, Section 480 (3) of BNSS).

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

_______________ K. SUJANA, J Date: 06.04.2026 YVL