IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA DATE: 17.03.2026 Crl.P.No.3056 of 2026 BETWEEN:

Manda Pavan Kumar …..petitioner/accused No.27 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad.

…..Respondent/complainant

ORDER

These Criminal Petitions are filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, who are arrayed as accused Nos.27, 26 and 25 in Crime No.86 of 2026 before the Sathupalli Police Station, Khammam District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338 read with 3(5) of BNS and Section 66-D of ITA-

2000-2008.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the de facto complainant was induced by some of the accused persons on the pretext of providing employment and business opportunities. In that process, the accused allegedly persuaded the complainant to open several bank accounts in ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and IDBI Bank and collected the internet banking credentials, ATM cards and other account- related materials. Subsequently, the said bank accounts