IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.2397 OF 2026 DATE : 13.03.2026 Between :

Mr. Pradip Kumar V Rathod … Petitioner/A.4 And The Directorate of Enforcement, Rep., by it’s E.D. Hyderabad Zonal Office, 3^rd floor, Shakat Bhavan, Hyderabad … Respondent : ORDER :

This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by the petitioner/A.4 seeking anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with summons issued by the respondent vide Summon No.PMLA/SUMMON/HYZO/1813.

2. Heard Sri Md. Adnan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri D. Narender Naik, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent.

3. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is innocent and has no involvement in any alleged offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short ‘PML Act). He is a qualified engineer engaged purely on a contractual basis to provide technical support and maintenance of computer systems at a call centre. His role is confined to maintenance and troubleshooting of IT infrastructure, and he had no part in management,