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 BNSS.

4. Learned Public Prosecutor has submitted that an additional offence under Section 338 of BNS has been added to the already existing alleged offences. He submits that the police have collected information indicating that the petitioner, along with other accused, resorted to cyber fraud involving online betting activities conducted through the “Dafabet” platform. Since, Section 338 of BNS attracts the punishment of more than seven (07) years, he opposed the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner.

5. Perused the record.

6. The instructions submitted the by the learned Public Prosecutor show that an additional offence under Section 338 of BNS is added to the already existing sections. It is further pointed out in the said instructions that during the course of investigation, the Police have collected ample material indicating that accused No.1, along with the other accused, has used the mobile numbers pertaining to Qatar and had played a key role in facilitating and authorizing the online betting leading to Cyber fraud activities conducted through the “Dafabet” platform. Thus, the allegations prima facie pointed out under Sections 308(5), 318(2), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 318(4) of BNS, 3(1)(i) TS Gaming Act, 2017 and Section 66-D of IT Act 2000-2008. As the investigation is still in progress and the truth is yet to be unravelled, no relief can be granted to the petitioner herein. The petitioner lacks merits.

7. Accordingly, this criminal petition is dismissed.

8. Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.

____________________________ JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA Date.07.01.2026 NIT

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