IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.6543 of 2024 DATED: 20^th FEBRUARY, 2026 Between Pailla Gopal Reddy …Petitioner AND M.A.Mateem and Another …Respondents

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.386 of 2018 on the file of the learned I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Miryalaguda, registered for the offences under Sections 420, 466, 467, 468 of Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’).

02. Heard Mr.P.Prabhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner-accused and Mr.M.Ramachandra Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for State-respondent No.2.

Though the notice served upon the respondent No.1, none appeared. perused the record.

03. The petitioner committed default in repayment of the loan, and the outstanding amount due was Rs.43,19,058/- as on 01.03.2016. The Bank classified the cash credit account as a Non-Performing Asset (NPA) on 30.04.2015. On 21.11.2015, the petitioner approached the Bank and requested that no coercive steps be taken. The then Branch Manager granted some time, upon which the petiti