IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4552 of 2026 Date: 30.03.2026 Between:

Rajat Gupta ...Petitioner/Accused AND The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, At High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad-500066.

Through Station House Officer, Cyber Crime Police Station, Rachakonda Commissionerate and another.

...Respondents

Order:

This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (for short ‘the BNSS’) by the petitioner/accused seeking to quash the proceedings in F.I.R.No.1036 of 2023 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Rachakonda, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘the IPC’) and Sections 66-C and 66-D of the Information Technology Act, 2000-2008 (for short ‘ the IT Act’).

2. With the consent of both the learned counsel, this matter is taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. Heard Mr. G. Santhosh Pawan Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for respondent No.1-State.

4.