IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA Date:08.01.2026 Between:

Mangali Bhargav Kumar …Petitioner/Accused And State of Telangana, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad and another.

... Respondents

ORDER:

This criminal petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner-accused in CC No.470 of 2025 on the file of IX Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally at Prashanth Nagar, Cyberabad, registered for the offences under Sections 420 IPC and

66 D of the Information Technology Act (for short ‘IT Act’).

2. Heard Sri Rapolu Bhaskar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a student and that allegation that he has created a video and circulated on YouTube is utterly false and that the pendency of this crime against the petitioner is spoiling his career. Even the ingredients of the complaint do not attract the offence under Section 66 D of the IT Act. He, therefore, prayed to quash the proceeding