IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.15395 OF 2025

05^th DAY OF DECEMBER 2025

Between :

Abdul Naveed Khaliq … Petitioner/A.1

And

The State of Telangana,

Rep., by its Public Prosecutor,

High Court at Hyderabad,

Through SHO P.S.Cyber Crime at Cyberabad (town & Mandal)

Ranga Reddy District

… Respondent

ORDER

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by the petitioner/Accused seeking anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No.2336 of 2025 of Cyber Crimes Police Station, Cyberabad. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 308(4), 308(5), 318(2), 319(2), 336(3), 338 and 318(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and under Section 3 (1) (1) of

T.S.Gaming Act, Section 66 D of Information Technology Act.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the complainant lodged a complaint before police on 20.09.2025 stating that he was a victim of a serious financial fraud committed by the online gaming platform Dafabet, which he alleged was operating illegally in India through foreign servers while misusing Indian bank accounts and UPI gateways for transactions. He clarified that he had no role in running or promoting the platform. On 10.06.2025, he was instructed to deposit money through specific websites and Dafabet made him to deposit amount using Indian payment systems like UPI and local bank transfers into accounts belonging to Indian customers, as directed by Dafabet representatives. Initially, his Dafabet account showed a “bonus balance,” which gave him the impression that his money was safe. However, when he attempted to withdraw funds, customer support refused and insisted that he had to continue wagering. Despite expressing his desire to stop and retrieve his money, he was pressurized to deposit more under the pretext of meeting “wagering requirements.” Trusting their assurances, he continued depositing large sums over nearly three months, ultimately losing approximately Rs.75,00,000/- through Union Bank (A/c No.263412010001296) and Indian Bank (A/c No. 8108134593) and on 08.09.2025, he was abruptly blocked from accessing the Dafabet platform. Hence, he requested the police to take necessary action for the fraud committed on him. Basing on the said complaint police registered the case against the accused for the said offences.

3. Heard Sri M.A. Aleem Majid, learned counsel representing M/s.Gix Law Firm and Legal Services appearing for the petitioner and Sri D.Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State.

4. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is innocent of the alleged offences and he is falsely implicated in this case. He never committed any offence as alleged in the impugned FIR. The incident alleged to have taken place in the month of June 2025 whereas complaint was lodged on 20.09.2025 after lapse of long time. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the investigation. As there is no specific allegation against the petitioner, requested this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed bail stating that the petitioner herein played key role in facilitating and organizing the online betting related cyber fraud activities conducted through the Dafabet platform and he earlier worked in Qatar and maintained contacts involved in online betting operations. Leveraging this experience, the petitioner coordinated with other accused and committed cyber fraud and he was also found to be administrator/active member of a Whats App group by name ‘Hyderabad NEW’ along with A.2, A.3 and A.5. The evidence recovered from the seized mobile devices shows that within this Whats App group, A.1 coordinated the procurement and usage of bank accounts, issued instructions and monitored the movement of fraudulent funds routed through the Dafabet platform. As such, his custodial