THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.6549 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking anticipatory bail to the petitioner/accused No.1 in Crime No.326 of 2025 on the file of the Station House Officer, Alwal Police Station, Cyberabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 105, 318(4) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’).

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 29.03.2025, the de-facto complainant lodged a complaint against the petitioner/accused No.1 and others alleging that petitioner/accused No.1 purchased rice worth Rs.2,60,000/- from de-facto complainant’s elder brother and issued a cheque for the said amount. When the cheque was presented in the bank for encashment, the same was returned with an endorsement “insufficient funds”. Subsequently, the de-facto complainant along with his brother went to the residence of the petitioner/accused No.1 to seek clarification about the payment. During the course of conversation, the petitioner, along with his wife and son (accused Nos.2 and 3 respectively), a