The Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Sreenivas Rao Criminal Petition No.4790 of 2025

ORDER

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner/accused, seeking anticipatory bail under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), in connection with Crime No.328 of 2025 of Cyber Crimes Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 66-C, 66-D, Information Technology Agreement (for short ‘ITA’) 2000- 2008, 111(2)(b), 318(4), 319(2), 336(6), 340(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’).

2. Heard Sri Sabavat Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent/State.

3. The case of the prosecution is that on 08.02.2025, the complainant reported a financial fraud involving stock trading/job scam. He was added to a WhatsApp group claiming to be associated with SMC Company, where a woman named Keerthi Gupta posed herself as an Assistant and encouraged him to invest on the promise of high returns. Initially, the complainant invested Rs.1,00,000/-. Thereafter, he was persuaded to invest a total of Rs.88,44,000/-. The fraudsters impersonated a reputed Company and us