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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.16545 OF 2025

29.12.2025

Between :

Satya Murthy Kambeti

… Petitioner/Accused

And

The State of Telangana,

Through SHO, Cyber Crimes Police Station,

Hyderabad District,

Rep., by Public Prosecutor,

High Court, Hyderabad

… 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.1885 of 2025 of Cyber Crimes Police Station, Hyderabad

District. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under

Sections 67, 67A, 67B of Information Technology Act, and

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Sections 294, 79 r/w.49 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and

Sections 8 r/w.7, 12 r/w.11, 14 r/w.13, 17 r/w.16 of POCSO

Act.

2. The facts of the case are that Sri R. Vinay Kumar, PC-

30282, who was working at Cyber Crimes P.S, Hyderabad,

submitted a complaint to his superior officer on 16.10.2025 at

about 20:00 hours stating that he had found videos related to

child abuse posted on the YouTube channels Viral Hub and

E96TV Entertainment (ViralHub007 @E96TVENTERTAINMENT).

The videos contained interviews with minors under 18 years of

age. During these interviews, the anchor deliberately posed

obscene and sexually suggestive questions to the minors. The

interaction led to an incident where two minors were induced to

kiss each other. The content also included obscene words and

behavior directed at and involving the minors. The creators of

the videos clearly exploited the minors to gain public attention,

increase views/likes, and earn financial profit. The material was

indecent, compromised the welfare of the children, and diverted

their minds inappropriately, while also sending a damaging

message to the wider public. Hence, the complaint was filed.

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3. Heard Sri K. Narender, learned counsel 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 said offences and he is falsely

implicated in this case. The petitioner is operating a You Tube

channel and other social media platforms under the name “Viral

Hub 007” and conducting interviews in appropriate manner and

uploading the videos with the due consent of the persons who

are interviewed. There is no evidence to support the allegations

against the petitioner and the inconsistencies or contradictions

in statement of victim. Petitioner undertakes to abide by any

conditions that may be imposed by this Court and prayed to

grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this petition.

5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor

opposed bail stating that the allegations against the petitioner

are serious in nature. The petitioner is continuously conducting

interviews with children in an abusive and inappropriate

manner and posting such videos on his social media platforms

which are objectionable and having bad influence on children as

well as general public. Investigation is not yet completed and

custodial interrogation of the petitioner is necessary to know the

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involvement of other accused, if any. If anticipatory bail is

granted to the petitioner, it may hamper the investigation. As

such, prayed this Court to dismiss this petition.

6. Considering the submissions of both the counsel and

examining the material on record, according to the prosecution

petitioner herein is running a channel in You Tube wherein the

content concerns interview with minor under 18 years of age

and during the said interview the anchor deliberately poses

obscene and sexually suggestive questions to the minors. The

interaction was observed to lead directly to an act where two

minors were induced to kiss each other. The contention of

petitioner is that he is no way connected with the said

allegations and the parties who participated in the interview are

not minors, that there is no complaint given b