Marreddi Venkat Reddy v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Pso., Sakkardara Ps , Dist. Nagpur

2026:BHC-NAG:1165 1 60 aba956.25.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

: NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR.

CRIMINAL APPLICATION [ABA] NO. 956 OF 2025 MARREDDI VENKAT REDDY

VERSUS

STATE OF MAH., THRU. P.S.O., P.S., SAKKARDARA, NAGPUR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's Order appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Yash Venkatraman, Advocate for the applicant Mr. S. B. BIssa, A.P.P. for the non-applicant/State CORAM : M. W. CHANDWANI, J.

DATE : JANUARY 22, 2026.

1.

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicant and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2.

The applicant is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 448/2025 registered with Police Station, Sakkardara, Nagpur for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3.

The prosecution case in short is that, the informant, aged 21-year-old who is a medical student from Saoner, Nagpur, approached accused No.1 Dr. Atul Rameshwar Ingole, through his firm, People-link Placements Pvt. Ltd., after reading advertisements promising MBBS admissions abroad at affordable packages. Induced by the assurance of securing admission to Columbus Central University (CCU), Belize, Central America, through collaboration with R.J.S. College, Kopargaon, Ahmednagar, the informant and her family paid a substantial sum of

2 60 aba956.25.odt Rs.26,00,000/- approximately through educational loan transferred to an American account i.e. American Academic Services and Technology, Ohio, USA. Only Rs.3,00,000/-was refunded to the complainant, leaving a net loss of Rs.25,60,000/-.

4.

The informant alleges fabrication of documents, including acceptance letters, mark sheets, and student IDs sent from a fake e-mail at the hands of the present applicant. There were facilities of only basic science training at R.J.S. College instead of proper MBBS curriculum and repeated delays in departure for Belize under false pretext.

5.

Accused no.1 took a sham pre-departure meeting on 20.08.2023 at Legend Inn Hotel, Nagpur which was attended by the applicant alongwith and accused no.3 Umang Patel. The accused conspired to exploit the complainant's trust, using forged affiliations with CCU to siphon funds, with no actual admission or education provided. The complaint was lodged and the crime was registered.

6.

The role assigned to the present applicant is that he was a part of the University at India where he used to facilitate admission, Visa and immigration to the students. There is no dispute that the other students who applied along with the complainant were admitted in the said University. Just because the complainant did not want to pursue the course in which she got admitted, she insisted for refund of the amount and when she could not get the

3 60 aba956.25.odt amount back, the complaint came to be lodged. 7.

The applicant was protected by the ad-interim order dated 18.12.2025 of this Court. As directed by this Court, he attended the concerned police station and cooperated in the investigation.

8.

Considering the nature of allegations against the applicant and the cause of the complainant for which the complaint came to be lodged as well as the fact that custodial interrogation of the applicant is not required, a case is made out for confirmation of the interim order passed by this Court on 18.12.2025.

9.

Accordingly, the criminal application is allowed. 10.

The interim protection granted by this Court (Coram : Smt. Vrushali V. Joshi, J.) by order dated 18.12.2025 is hereby confirmed on the same terms and conditions, except condition No.(iv) of the operative order.

11.

The applicant shall attend the concerned police station as and when directed by the Investigating Officer and cooperate in the investigation.

( M.W.Chandwani, J. ) Diwale Signed by: DIWALE Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 23/01/2026 14:57:20