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Reportable

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Criminal Appeal No 561 of 2022

(Arising out of SLP(Crl) No 1788 of 2022)

Mallada K Sri Ram

.... Appellant(s)

Versus

The State of Telangana & Ors

....Respondent(s)

J U D G M E N T

Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J

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Leave granted.

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This appeal arises from a judgment dated 25 January 2022 of a Division Bench of

the High Court for the State of Telangana dismissing the writ petition seeking a

writ of habeas corpus.

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The brother¹ of the appellant worked as an employee with an entity by the name

of M/s Ixora Corporate Services², Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. On 13 October 2020,

a complaint was lodged on behalf of the Company with the SHO, Banjara Hills,

alleging that K Mahendar, another employee at the Company, had opened a

salary account with the Federal Bank without authorization and in conspiracy

with the detenu collected an amount of Rs 85 lakhs from 450 job aspirants. It

1 “detenu”

2 “Company”

Digitally signed by

Sanjay Kumar

Date: 2022.04.08

17:03:49 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

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was alleged that the co-accused who was in charge of the HR Department at the

Company had, in collusion with the detenu, h