THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6380 of 2025

ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner/accused No.1 under Sections 480 and 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking regular bail in Crime No.236 of 2025 on the file of L.B. Nagar Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 178, 179, 180, 182, 318(4) and 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNS).

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 13.03.2025, the police received credible information through a source that 6 to 7 persons were coming to exchange counterfeit Indian currency at 1:4 ratio and fake gold biscuits in front of Mc.Donald's, near Chinthalakunta X Road, L.B. Nagar. Believing the information to be reliable, superior officers made a GD entry and observed seven persons gathered and moving suspiciously. They then concealed their presence, kept watch on the suspected individuals, and apprehended currency. Basing on the same, Crime No.236 of 2025 was registered.

3. Heard Mr. R. Sai Sumanth, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the re