Vullenkula Ekanandam v. The State of Telangana & Ors.

#1. The State of Telangana,, rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad.

#2. Nunsavath Bhaskar, S/o.Ganya Nayak, Age 50 years, Occ. Business, R/o. Road No. 5, Theegalaguttapalli, Saraswathinagar, Karimnagar District-T.S. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the FIR No.346 of 2025 dt.'l'l .09.2025 on the file of P.S. Karirnnagar Rural, Karimnagar District for the offences under sections Section 318(4) of BNS, Section 5 of Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishment Act 1999, Section 3 & 4 of The Prize Chits & Money Circulation Schemes Banning Act 1978, insofar as it relates to the petitioner herein (shown as Accused No.8). l.A. NO: 2OF 2026 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circur stances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court maL' be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in FIR No.346 of 2025 dt.11.09.202[ on the file of P.S. Karimnagar Rural, Karimnagar District insofar as it relates kr the petitioner herein (shown as Accused No.8) pending disposal of the Criminal Petitio CRIMINA PETITION NO: 4061 OF 2026 Between: Adla Jogi Reddy S/o. Raji Reddy, aged about 50 year; Occ. Business, R/o. H.No.7-89, Jogiahpally, Thimmapur, Karimnagar District, Telangana State-505 527 AND ..PETlTlo IER/ACCUSED No. 9

#1. The State of Telangana,, rep by Public Prosecutor, High r :ourt of Telangana, at Hyderabad

#2. Nunsavath Bhaskar, S/o.Ganya Nayak, Age 50 years, O<r Business, R/o. Road No.5, Theegalaguttapalli, Saraswathinagar, Karimnagar Ci trict-T.S. ...RESPONE I NTS/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circr nstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court m: 7 be pleased to quash the FIR No.36 of 2025 dt.1'1.09.2O25 on the file of P.S. Karimr; ;ar Rural, Karimnagar District for the offences under sections Section 318(4) of BNS, I ection 5 of Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishment Act 1999 iection 3 & 4 of The Prize Chits & Money Circulation Schemes Banning Act 1978, ins rfar as it relates to the petitioner herein (shown as Accused No.9). l.A. NO: 2 OF 2026 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circL nstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court ma r be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in FIR No.346 of 2025 dt. j I .09.20:t on the file of p.S. Karimnagar Rural, Karimnagar District insofar as it relates to the petitioner herein (shown as Accused No.9) including arrest of the petitioner pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4064 OF 2026 Between: Naini Venkat Reddy, S/o. Naini Ramachandra Reddy, aged about 56 years, Occ. Business, R/o, H.No.9-'17l2, Manatmanagar, Thimmapur, Karimnagar District, Telangana State-505527 AND ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No. 7 1- The State of Telangana,, rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad

#2. Nunsavath Bhaskar, S/o.Ganya Nayak, Age 50 years, Occ. Business, R/o. Road No.5, Theegalaguttapalli, Saraswathinagar, Karimnagar District-T.S. ,,.RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the FIR No.346 of 2025 dl.'11.09.2O25 on the file of P.S. Karimnagar Rurat, Karimnagar District for the offences under sections Section 318{4) of BNS, Section 5 of Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishment Act 1999, Section 3 & 4 of The Prize Chits & Money Circulation Schemes Banning Act 1978, insofar as it relates to the petitioner herein (shown as Accused No.7). l.A- NO: 2 OF 2026 Petition under Seclion 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the MemoraMum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in FIR No.346 of 2O25 d1.11.09.2O25 on the file of P.S. Karimnagar Rural, Karimnagar District insofar as it relates to the petitioner herein (shown as Accused No.7) including arrest of the petitioner pending disposal of the Criminal Petition. These Petitions coming on for hbaring, upon perusing the Mer orandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Balaj epresenting Sri P. K. Satyanarayana, Advocate for the Petitioner Sri Jithender Rao l:eramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABN) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENTVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4O6O of 2o26 Date: 18.O3.2O26 Between: Vullenkula Ekanandam AND The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad and another .. Petitioner/accused No.8 . .. . Respondents CRIMINAL PETITION No.4O61 OF 2o26 Between: Adla Jogi Reddy AND The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad and another .. Petitioner/accused No.9 ....Respondents 2 CRIMINAL PETITION No.4O64 of 20:',6 Between : Naini Venkat Reddy AND The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad and another Petitior r r/ accused No.7 Respondents :: COMMON ORDER:: Order: These three Criminal Petitions have been fil: I under Section 528 of thc Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. )O23, (tor short 'the BNSSJ by the petitioners/ accused Nos.7, 8 I rd 9 seeking to quash the proceedings in F.l.R.No.346 of 2O'.>-:.t of Karimnagar Rural Police Station, Karimnagar District, rc: stered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(a) of the iharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, {tor short 'BNS) and Section , of Telzrngana Protection of Depositors of Financial Est,r rlishmenr Act, 1999 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Prize C . I s and Money 3 Circulation Schemes Banning Act, 1978 ( for short, 'the PC & MCSBA).

#2. Heard Mr.B.Balaji, learned counsel representing Mr. P.K.Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, lcarned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for respondent No. 1 .

#3. With the consent of both the parties, this criminal petition is disposed at the stage of admission.

#4. Learned counsei for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have not committed any oflence and have been falsely implicated in the present crime solely based upon the confession statement given by the co-accused. Even according to the allegations made in the complaint, the ingredients of the offences under Sections 318(4) of the BNS and Section 5 of Telangana Protection of Depositors of Financiat Establishment Act, 1999 and Sections 3 and 4 of the PC & MCSBA are not attracted against the petitioners. Hence, the continuation of the proceedings against the petitioners is a clear abuse of process of law. He further submitted that One Mr. Kethireddy Devender Reddy, who is also one of the accused in the very same offence, had approached this Court by filing Crl.P.No.313O of 2026, and this Court on 09.03.2026, disposed of the +aid criminal petition directing the Investigating 4 Officer to follow the procedure as contemplated un I :r Section 35(3) ol the BNSS and the guidelines issued by thc Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihart. Therefore, tl-< petitioners are also entitled to the very same relief.

#5. Per Contra, learned Additional public prosr ( utor submitted that the Investigating Officer has already issr_r,: I notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS to the petitioners on 25. I 2.2026. Instead of submitting a reply to the said notice, the petiticr er has filed the present criminal petition, and therefore, tht same is not maintlinable under law.

#6. Learned counsel for t-he petitioners by way o- .eply submitted that the petitioners are directed to submit reply t ) the said notice issued under Section 35(3) of the BNSS. 7 . Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and upon perusal of the mater al available on record, it reveals that this Court on Og .03.2Cl26 lrsposed of the CrI.P.No.3l30 of 2026 and directed the InvestilJ, ting Officer to follow the procedure contemplated under Sectit I 3S(3) of the BNSS, and the guidelines issued by the Apex O ,urt in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar2. Even according o the learned I(2014) 8 SCC 273 2(2ot4l a scc 273 5 Additional Public Prosecutor, the Investigating officer has already issued notice under section 35(3) of the BNSS to the petitioners. In view of the same, the petitioners are entitled [o submit their reply to the notice by raising all the pleas which are available to them by enclosing all relevant documents, which are in their possession.

#8. Subject to the above directions, the Criminal petitions ode disposed of. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed i3!'St?iYh'#i3'?'^'J I //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

#2. J. 4 The ll Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Karimnagar porice Station. Karimnasar District rhe station House officer, Two ccs to public pro.""rior, iign corrt for the state of relangana' at Hyderabad [OUT] One CC to Sri P K Satyanarayana' Advocate [OPUCI Two CD CoPies ^;il;;n;;ii"rar 5 V I{/PSL v HIGH COURT DATED: 1810312026 COMMON ORDER CrlP.Nos.4060, 4061 and 4064 of 2026 DISPOSING THE CRIMINAL PETITIONS irlI $i .l i\ ,) <) -\ I2 APB ?rl?5 :.:::- --:.-..- ,