IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CRIMINAL PETITION No.6192 of 2026 DATE: 01.05.2026 BETWEEN:

Mokka Upendar ….. Petitioner/

Accused No.12 And The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad and another ….. Respondents

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.12 in Crime No.30 of 2026 before the INSP ADMIN (DD) Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 112, 338 of BNS and 66(D) of IT Act 2000-2008.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 20.02.2026 the de-facto complainant, lodged a report before the Police stating that he had initially availed a gold loan from CSB Bank at 12% interest. On 10.02.2025, he noticed an advertisement in a newspaper offering gold loans at a lower interest rate of 6% per annum and higher valuation per gram. Upon contacting the numbers mentioned, representatives of Western Finance Limited, including Mr. M.Muthuchamy, visited his residence and induc