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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.613 of 2026

DATE: 03.02.2026

BETWEEN:

Syed Arif

…..petitioner/accused No.6

And

The State of Telangana,

Rep. by Public Prosecutor,

High Court for the State of Telangana,

at Hyderabad.

…..Respondent/complainant

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed praying this Court to

enlarge the petitioner on bail who is arrayed as accused No.6 in

Crime No.45 of 2025 before the Cyber Crime Police Station,

TSCSB, registered for the offence punishable under Sections

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351(2), 127(2), 143, 318(4), 49, 61(2) of BNS, Section 66D of IT

Act and Section 24 Emigration Act.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the crime arose out of

a complaint lodged by the defacto complainant alleging that he

was induced with a fake overseas job offer and was illegally

trafficked to Thailand and Myanmar, where he was forced to

participate in online scam activities. It was alleged in the

complaint that one Arif, along with others, coordinated the

travel and employment under the guise of a data-entry job

abroad.

3. Heard Sri Shaik Hussain, learned counsel appearing on

behalf of the petitioner as well as Sri D. Arun Kumar, learned

Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the

respondent - State.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that no

specific or overt allegations were made against the petitioner in

the complaint and that he was falsely implicated without any

material evidence. He further submitted that the petitioner

was a permanent resident of Hyderabad, the sole earning

member of his family, and that his arrest would cause

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irreparable harm to his career and reputation. The learned

counsel also submitted that the petitioner was ready and

willing to cooperate with the investigation. Therefore, he

prayed the Court to grant bail to the petitioner by allowing this

Criminal Petition.

5. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor

opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the

petitioner stating that the allegations leveled against the

petitioner are serious in nature. He further submitted that the

investigation was not yet completed. At this stage, granting of

bail to the petitioner does not arise. Therefore, he prayed the

Court to dismiss the Criminal Petition.

6. In the light of the submissions made by both the learned

counsel and a perusal of the material available on record, it is

evident that the offences alleged are serious in nature,

involving cheating, trafficking, and cyber fraud with

international ramifications. The investigation is still in progress

and the role of each accused is yet to be determined. Therefore,

this Court is of the opinion that there are no merits in this

criminal petition, and the same is liable to be dismissed.

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7. Accordingly, the Criminal petition is dismissed.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand

closed.

_______________

K. SUJANA, J

Date: 03.02.2026

PT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA

CRIMINAL PETITION No.613 of 2026

DATE: 03.02.2026

PT

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