Telangana High Court
CRLP/16092/2026 of Mohammed Jawad Khan, Vs The State of Telangana on 6 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 16092 OF 2026 Between: Mohammed Jawad Khan, S/o Mohammed Sajid khan, age 23 yrs., Occ Student, Rlo
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 16092 OF 2026
Between:
Mohammed Jawad Khan, S/o Mohammed Sajid khan, age 23 yrs., Occ Student, Rlo 3-2-146, Sawaran Street, Karimnagar, Tela ng a na-505001
...Petitioner/Accused No.4
AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.
2. B. Anvesh, Sio Mallaiah, Age. 32 years, Occ. Police Officer at Karimnagar-1
Town Police Station R/o Bhagath nagar, Telangana- 505001
...Respondentsicomplainant
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lvlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings against the Petitioner/Accused Nos.4 rn Crime No.1 01 of 2026
of Karimnagar-l Town Police Station, in connection with crime in FIR for the offences punishable under Sections 112,318(4) of the BNS and Section 66-D of the lT Act, 2000-2008.
l.A. NO:2OF 2026
Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances slated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petrtton, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings including dispense with of appearance of the Petitio ner/Accused No 4 in Crime No.101 of 2026 of Karimnagar-l Town Police Station, pending disposal of the above criminal petition.
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of crimina Petrtron and upon hearing the arguments of Sri lvanchika a Vishnuvardhan, Advocate for the Petitioner and sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1-State and none appeared for the Respondent No 2
The Court made the following:ORDER
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J, SREENTVAS RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.16O92 of 2o26
fCNR No. HBHCO1O644542O26I
DATE: O6.10.2O26
Between:
Mohammed Jawad Khan
..Petitioner/Accused No.4
AND
The State of Telangana ald another
...Respondents
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This Criminal petition has been hled under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/ accused No.4 in Crime No. 101 of 2026 of Karimnagar-I Town Police Station, registered for the offences under Sections 318(4) and 112 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'the BNS) and Section 66-D of the Information Technologr Act,2000-2008 (for short, 'the I.T. ActJ.
2. Heard Mr. M. Vishnuvardhan, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.l-State. With their consent, the crime petition is being disposed of at the admission stage.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any offence and has been falsely implicatcd in the present crime. The petitioner has neither received nor routed any amount representing unlawful proceeds, as alleged in the complaint. Hence, the ingredients of the offences under Sections 318(a) and 112 ol the BNS and Section 66-D of the I.T. Act are not attracted. Hence, the continuation of the proceedings against the petitioner is a clear abuse of the process of law.
4. Per contra, learned Additional Public Prosecuto: submitted that the offences levelied against the petitioner are punishable with irnprisonment below seven years and the Investigating Officer had already served notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS on 07.03.2026 and the petitioner is entitled to put forth his grievance by raising all t.ee pleas and also entitled to submit the documents, which are in his possession, to the Investigating Officer. The pe',itioner without submitting his reply had approached this Court and fiied the present crrminal petition.
5. This Court has considered the rival submissic,ns made by the respective parties and perused the material available on record. There are specific allegations in the complarnt that accused No. 1 , in coordination with the petitioner and other accused persons, opened and operated the bank accounts for the purpose of facilitating cyber- fraud activities and routed the amounts through the said bank a.ccounts. Even according to the learned Additional Public &&e!w
To Prosecutor, the Investigating Officer has served notice on the petitioner under Section 35(3) of the BNSS on O2.03.2026.
6. In view of the same, the petitioner is entitled to put forth his grievance and also submit the documents, if any, which are in his possession.
7. Subject to the above directions, the Criminal petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shail stand closed. SD/- B. REKHA RANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER
1. Station House Officer Police Station Karimnagar-l Town, Karimnagar 2 One CC to SRl. MANCHIKATLA VISHNUVARDHAN Advocate [OPUC]
3. Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]
4. Two CD Copies Ba/CNK Y.? @
HIGH COURT DATED: 0611012026
ORDER
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