THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.625 of 2025

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This Criminal Revision Case has been filed by the petitioner-accused No.3 seeking to set aside the impugned order dated 14.07.2025 passed in CRL.M.P.No.153 of 2025 in Crime No.407 of 2024 by the learned II Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XIII Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, FAC III Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XXV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Rangareddy District at Rajendranagar, (for short ‘learned Magistrate’), whereby the application filed by the petitioner herein for defreezing of bank account bearing No.20110619302 maintained with State Bank of India and bank account bearing No.912010004105362 maintained with Axis Bank, was dismissed.

02. Heard Sri Nayakawadi Ramesh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Ramchandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the material available on record.

03. Learned counsel for the petitioner–accused No.3 submitted that the subject amount which is approximately Rs.8,00,000/– and odd, was not involved in any crime, and the said amount had been deposited by a third party for the purpose of payment under the Land Regularization Scheme. It is contended that the freezing of the aforesaid bank accounts was effected without issuing any notice or prior intimation to the petitioner, thereby depriving the petitioner and his family of their livelihood, which is illegal and violative of the principles of natural justice. Hence, the learned counsel prayed for defreezing of the said bank accounts stating that the petitioner–accused No.3 is ready and willing to abide by any condition that may be imposed by this Court.

04. On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has conceded to the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the said amount was transferred by a third party for the purpose of making payment under the Land Regularization Scheme, and expressed no objection for defreezing the aforesaid bank accounts. However, he requested that appropriate conditions may be imposed to ensure that the subject amount shall be made available as and when directed by the concerned Court.

05. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, and upon considering the submissions advanced by the learned counsel on both sides, this Court is of the considered opinion that the learned Magistrate ought to have passed a conditional order ensuring the availability of the subject amount, instead of dismissing the application filed by the petitioner-accused No.3. In that view of the matter, the impugned order is liable to be set aside and is accordingly set aside. Consequently, the bank accounts of the petitioner- accused No.3 shall be defreezed forthwith, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate with the trial and shall file an affidavit undertaking to produce the subject amount as and when required and shall execute a personal bond for a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs only) to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. The petitioner is further directed to produce the subject amount in the event of conviction before the trial Court.

06. With the above observations, this Criminal Revision Case is disposed of.

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________ JUVVADI SRIDEVI, J

Date: 04-NOV-2025

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