IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.17054 of 2025 Date: 07.01.2026 Between:

Naveed Abdul ...Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad and another ...Respondents

ORDER

1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.2336 of 2025 of Cyber Crimes Police Station, Cyberabad Police Commissionerate, Telangana.

2. Heard Mr. Challa Srinivas Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent No.1- State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner’s name does not figure in the FIR. However, he is arrayed as accused No.1 subsequently and the allegations under Sections 318(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023, Section 3(1)(i) Telangana State Gaming Act, 66-D Information Technology Act-2000-2008, as alleged in the FIR, attract the punishment of less than seven (07) years and hence prayed to grant the relief under Section 35 (3) of the