The High Court · 2025

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/Suspend the freezing / debit-freezing of the petitioners bank accounts under section 106 BNSS on the instructions of SHO ALWAL P.S in connection with Crime No. 97212025 of Alwal Police Station as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional Direct respondents No.4 to forthwith withdraw the instructions issued to the banks under section 106 BNSS for debit-freezing the petitioners' bank accounts in connection with Crime No. 97212025 of Alwal Police Station, Cyberabad, and to permit the petitioners to operate their bank accounts normally. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that r the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition I e High Court may be pleased to Direct the respondent no.4 to forthwith withdrr v the instructions of freezing of accounts given to the banks under section 1( 3 BNSS and permit normal operatron of the petitioner's all bank accounts ment,r ed below of the said accounts for bona trde business and household needs p€rding disposal of the Criminal Petition. This Petrtion coming on for hearing, upon perusing he lrrlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the argumenls of Sri C Y SURESH, Advocate for the Petitioner and the SRI JITHENDER F AO VEERAMALLA, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondents. The Court made the following: ORDER ( IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF'TELANGANA AT IIYDT]RABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI .IUSTTCE, J.SRET]NIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.l66l0 of 2O25 Datc: 15.12.2025 Be[rveen: Mallam Ravi and anothcr The State ol Telangana. rep. by its hrblic Prosccutor. I{igh Court for the Statc ot- l clangarra. ll1.de rabad aud anothcr ANI) ..I)etit ioners Rcspondcnts Order This Criminal Pctition is liled sccking to quash/suspend the freezing/debit lieezing of the pctitioners bank accounts undcr Section I06 ol Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (lirr slxrrt 'BNSS') connection with Crirnc No.972 of 2025. on the filc of thc Alvval Police Station, C1'bcrabad I)istrict. *hcrcin the pctitioncrs u'ere arrayed AS accused, for the ollences punishable undcr Sections 318 (4). 316 (2).352, 35 I (2) r/rv- 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha. 2023 (tbr short 'BNS').

2. Heard Mr.C.Y.Suresh, lcarned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jithender Rao Veerarnalla. learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondents

3. Learned counscl lor thc pctitioners submits that the petitioners have not committed the ofti:nccs and have bccn falscly irnplicatqd in the prcscnt 2 crirnc. Ile lurthcr sLrbrnits that the petitioners have sul, r itterl a detailed repll to thc notiec issucd undcr Scction 35(3) ol' rl r IINSS dated 29 I 1.1025. oucrrr. thc Investigating Olticer has prot..r lcd lirrrhcr. On thc otlrcr hancl. thc llccounts of thc petitioners har,c becrr,I fieczcd. Iinlcss this ('ourt suspend. thc dehit lrceze on the pctitioners' I i tk ar.count. the pctiti()ners rvill bc lrut to grcat hardship.

4. I'er r;r.urlrrr. lcarnscl Additional [)ublic l,rosecutor s rbrrrits that thc In\csti-salrng ()l-llccl has alrcady issued notice undcr Sci irn 35(3) ol'the fINSS to tlrc petiti()ncrs. and thcy hai e submittcd their r nlv ro the said noticc. 'I he Invcstirlting Ot]'iccr rvitl considcr rhc sanle , .,hile liline the linal rcporl. Insolar as thc debit h'eezc of the bank accot r I is conccrned. thc petitioucrs harc to approach the concerncd Judicial \l gistr.atc Court. llcnce. the pctitioncr-s are not entitlcd to scck quashing ol I re proceedings at this stagc. l [ lar inq considered thc rival submissions made h, thc rcspective partics and alier pcrLrsal ol.thc rnaterial available on rocor I it rcveals that the oll'enccs lcvcllcd against thc petitionors p -r rishable with imprisonrnent ot lcss than se\/en years, and invcstigating ot1 cer has issued noticc under Sectiorr 4l-A Cr.P.C./35 (3) of BNSS notice I ) them and in tum pctitioncrs harc alrcady subnritted their reply on 29. l-2025. lrven accolding to thc lcarned AdditionaI Public Prosecutor. rl r Investigating =ni.s<-;;;;E:;ry7 I ,/ 3 Officer will file the linal report after duly taking irrto consideration the rcply submitted by the petitioncrs.

6. In vic* of tlre sar,c. lr ith.ut cxprcssirrg arr .pirri.. o, thc rnerits ol' the case, the Investigating Ol'ticer is dirocted to ll lc thc tinal report as expeditiously as possible. Insolar as thc dchit licczrrrg of'thc hank accounts ol the petitioners is conccrncd. thc petitionct-s arc eranted liberly to approach thc conccrrrcd Judicial Mugistratc hr liling thc neccssar) application. L.lpon such application bcine lllcd. thc lcarncd Maeistratc shall consider the same and pass appropriatc ordcrs in aecordauce rvith las. as expeditiousll, as possiblc. 7 With the above direction, thc Crirninal [)etition is disposed of. //TRUE COPY// SD/. K. BHAVANI SWAMY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (7 SECTION OFFICER To, 1 The X Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Medchat Court, Cyberabad, firledchal District-

2. The Station House Officer, Alwal police Station, Cyberabad. 3. Two CCs to the PUBLTC PROSECUTOR, High Court for the State of Telangana [OUT]

4. One CC to SRl. C Y SURESH Advocate tOpUCl 5. Two CD Copies DDN I I l l l i: HIGH COURT JSRJ DATED:1511212025 'r\,- L\ ( ) o t) w, z() -L.- * ? 2 st[ ?''fr (.\,/ Of: : s 'r.ri! -\:::::-- --.. -',i/ ORDER CRLP.No.16610 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITIOI{ {9, -se\