[ 3::0.r 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYOERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: '12311 OF 2026 Between: Vaddevalli Lalitha Saran Kumar, S/o. Vaddevalli Srinivasa Rao, a ed abo..t 32 years, R/o. 2001 , A Block,2nd floor, Clarion Hotel, Gachibowli, H!, jerabar ... Petitio're r/Acc - s:; r AND The Superintendent of Customs (Preventive), Customs Commissi. ':er-ate 'l!' ; Bhavan, Basheerbagh. Hyderabad (through Public Prosecutor, l- ! h Ccr r the State of Telangana at Hyderabad) ... RespondenUC om pla ina n t r Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstar res ste :: rthe Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition. the High Court may i c clea:..: ,direct the respondenUrnvestigation officer to shift the petitioner 1r,','r Os'rr Hospital to KIIMS Hospital, at the expense of the petitioner for continuirc the jui;,c,, remand till the petitioner is enlarged on bail by the competent court, in tre rnteresl --justice This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the [Vlele,r'andr Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Ve,i.rla Ve r'r ,; Ramana, Senior Counsel, representing M/s Bharadwaj Associates, Adr,ccate f<:r i-e rPetitioner and Sri Dominic Fernandes, Standing Counsel on brhaif o ,. Respondent. The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.12311 of 2026 Date:.Sl.O7.2o26 Betu.een Vaddcvalli Lalitha Saran Kumar petitioner / accused AND The Superintendent of Customs (Preventive), CLrstoms Commissionerate, GST Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad (through Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabadl. respondent ORDER This Criminal Petition has been filed seekin3 a drrection to thc respondent to shift the petitioner from Osmania Hospital to KIMS Hospital at the expenses of the petitioner for continuation of the judicial remarrd till the peritioner is enlarged on bail by the compcte nt Court. 2. Heard Mr. Vedula Venkata Ramana. learned Senior Counsel. representing M / s Rharadrva j, appearing on behalf rtf the petitioner anci Mr. Dominic F ernandes, learned Senior Standing Counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent 2

3.LearnedSeniorCounselsubmitsthatthepetitionerlSan accused in HQ POR No 13 and 14 of 2O26-CusPrev ' on the file of theSuperintendentofCustoms(Preventive),Customs Commissionerate, for offences punishable under Sections i 32 and l35oftheCustomsAct,|962,(forshort.theACt,).Thepetitioner judicial custod!' lr'as arrested on 15.O7.2026 and r"'as remanded to on the very same da1'. The petitioner is taking necessary steps for Economtc grant of bail before the learned Special Court for time The is likely to take some Offences and the said process petitioner was suffering from high blood pressure' r'"'ith readings 24O, severe chest pain' breathing issue' and ranging from 180 to over sweating. In view of his medical condition, the petitioner was sent to Osmania General Hospital for medical care and treatmenl' of the pelitioner' Taking into consideration lhe meclcal conditron hiscousinbrothcrsubmittedau,rittenrepresentationtotheRMO, '2026 ' requesting Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad on 28'O7 that the petitioner be shifted from Osmania General Hospital to KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad, for better treatment' 4.HefurtherSubmittedthatthepetitionerwillbearthe cxpenditure towards his [reatment at KIMS hospital' Hyderabad' and that he will abide by' an5' condition that ma-v be imposed b1' thrs Courl. Unless the petitioner is shifted from Osmania General 3 Hospiterl to the KITVlS hospital for better medical trc.atment. he \^.ill bc lrut ro great hardship.

5. Mr. Dominic Fernandes, learned Standing Counsel for rcsirondent No.2, u'hile opposrng the submissions of tlte learned Sen ror Counsel for t.he petitioncr, submitted thar tr)ursuant to the request made by the cousin brother of the petitioner, Osmania Generai Hosprtal has not passed any order and thr: petitioner has not produced anr.' evidence to establish that (f smania General Hospital is not haring anv such necessary equipn,ent or medrcal lacilities lor his treatment. (). Having considerecl the rival subnrissions made bv the respective parlies and upon perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that it is nor in dispute that rhe tetitioner is an pOR accused in connection u.ith the He Nos. 13 rur<l 14 of 2026-CusPrer., on the lile oi the Superintetrdent of Custorns (preventive), Cusroms Commissionerate, ibr the offences purLishable under Scctions 132 and 135 of the Act, ancl he was arrested and rcmanded to judicial custodl, on 15.O7 ,2026. In the Memorandum o[ C]rounds, it 1S specificalh' mentioned that the' petitloner- rr.as sufl'cring from high blood pressr_rrc, u.ith readings ra tging from l g0 ro 2.]0, set'ere chest parn, breathing issue, and over sweatrng. Even 4

according to both the learned counsel' due to petitioner's health condition, he was shifted to osmania General Hospital for medical treatment. The record further reveals that the cousin brother of the petitioner submitted a representation to the Resident Medical on 28 07 '2026'Officer, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad wherein it is stated that the petitioner was admitted on 17 07 2026 at l:17 a.m. after experienctng serlous health comPlications, (high blood pressure)' including uncontrolled hypertension and nausea and rt'as st pain conLinuous sv!'eating, severe che ' discharged on 23.07 .2026 ' It is fLrther stated that the petitioner is a cardiac patient and has been on Non lnvasive Ventilatory (NlV) support for the past six months as part o[ his ongoing treatment' in his health condition' It is also s[ated that, due to deterioration General to C)smania the petitioner was once again admitted pain The Hospital on 25.07 .2026 u'ith complaints of severe chest a him to consult doctors at Osmania General Hospital advised Pulmonolory Specialist at the earliest for lurther assessment and specialized management' 7. lt is relevant to mention that the petitioner has hled the the a specific relief lhat present criminal petition seeking respondent be directed to shift him from Osmania General Hospital to KIMS Hospital for better treatment' J

8. Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumslances of the case and the health condition of the petit.ioner as mentioned in paragraph No.2 of Lhe llcmorandum of (]rounds, as uell as the representation submitted b1' the cousin brotlrer of rhe petitioner dated 28.O7 .2026 to the Re jident Medical Offrc'er. Osmania C)eneral Hospital, Hr.derabad, thr. Investigating Olfrccr is directcd ro take neccssan sreps to shift the petitroner to KINIS Hospital, IJydr:rabad, under proper police escort, lor medical LreaLment. The petitioner sl-rall bear the entire medical cxpcnses/ atlendant expenses to$.ards his treatnLent at KIMS Hosprral, Fll.derabad. Thc Inve stigating Officer sha ll ensure that adequate sreps to be taken during rhe petitioner,s stay at KIMS Hospital, Hvderabad. 9. With thc abor c dircctions. rhis criminal petiticn is drsposed ol Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closc'd SD/ CDEE:I'i ASSISTANT ?EGI.S''i-[', : t I //TRUE COPY// ]L: \' 1l ; 'SECTlr)ltgP:6'i \rl\ r To, Hyderabad Judge for Economic Offences at r.rr#rrv 1 The Special 2. The Superintendent of Customs (Preventive)' Customs Commiss,onerate 3. One CC to M/s Bharadwai Associates Advoc ate [OPUC] Sri Dominic Fernandes Advocate [oPUC] 4 One CC to CoPies 5 Two CD o \I]K9 HIGH COURT DATED: 3110712026 ORDER, CRLP.No.12311 ot 2026 " .-a/. Sl"f[ a.re bF ( .P f 2026 ? (.) 31 lut -b .l -il . :;, '; rC, DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION g ,.1- L

[ 3::0.r 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYOERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: '12311 OF 2026 Between: Vaddevalli Lalitha Saran Kumar, S/o. Vaddevalli Srinivasa Rao, a ed abo..t 32 years, R/o. 2001 , A Block,2nd floor, Clarion Hotel, Gachibowli, H!, jerabar ... Petitio're r/Acc - s:; r AND The Superintendent of Customs (Preventive), Customs Commissi. ':er-ate 'l!' ; Bhavan, Basheerbagh. Hyderabad (through Public Prosecutor, l- ! h Ccr r the State of Telangana at Hyderabad) ... RespondenUC om pla ina n t r Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstar res ste :: rthe Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition. the High Court may i c clea:..: ,direct the respondenUrnvestigation officer to shift the petitioner 1r,','r Os'rr Hospital to KIIMS Hospital, at the expense of the petitioner for continuirc the jui;,c,, remand till the petitioner is enlarged on bail by the competent court, in tre rnteresl --justice This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the [Vlele,r'andr Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Ve,i.rla Ve r'r ,; Ramana, Senior Counsel, representing M/s Bharadwaj Associates, Adr,ccate f<:r i-e rPetitioner and Sri Dominic Fernandes, Standing Counsel on brhaif o ,. Respondent. The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.12311 of 2026 Date:.Sl.O7.2o26 Betu.een Vaddcvalli Lalitha Saran Kumar petitioner / accused AND The Superintendent of Customs (Preventive), CLrstoms Commissionerate, GST Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad (through Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabadl. respondent ORDER This Criminal Petition has been filed seekin3 a drrection to thc respondent to shift the petitioner from Osmania Hospital to KIMS Hospital at the expenses of the petitioner for continuation of the judicial remarrd till the peritioner is enlarged on bail by the compcte nt Court. 2. Heard Mr. Vedula Venkata Ramana. learned Senior Counsel. representing M / s Rharadrva j, appearing on behalf rtf the petitioner anci Mr. Dominic F ernandes, learned Senior Standing Counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent 2

3.LearnedSeniorCounselsubmitsthatthepetitionerlSan accused in HQ POR No 13 and 14 of 2O26-CusPrev ' on the file of theSuperintendentofCustoms(Preventive),Customs Commissionerate, for offences punishable under Sections i 32 and l35oftheCustomsAct,|962,(forshort.theACt,).Thepetitioner judicial custod!' lr'as arrested on 15.O7.2026 and r"'as remanded to on the very same da1'. The petitioner is taking necessary steps for Economtc grant of bail before the learned Special Court for time The is likely to take some Offences and the said process petitioner was suffering from high blood pressure' r'"'ith readings 24O, severe chest pain' breathing issue' and ranging from 180 to over sweating. In view of his medical condition, the petitioner was sent to Osmania General Hospital for medical care and treatmenl' of the pelitioner' Taking into consideration lhe meclcal conditron hiscousinbrothcrsubmittedau,rittenrepresentationtotheRMO, '2026 ' requesting Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad on 28'O7 that the petitioner be shifted from Osmania General Hospital to KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad, for better treatment' 4.HefurtherSubmittedthatthepetitionerwillbearthe cxpenditure towards his [reatment at KIMS hospital' Hyderabad' and that he will abide by' an5' condition that ma-v be imposed b1' thrs Courl. Unless the petitioner is shifted from Osmania General 3 Hospiterl to the KITVlS hospital for better medical trc.atment. he \^.ill bc lrut ro great hardship.

5. Mr. Dominic Fernandes, learned Standing Counsel for rcsirondent No.2, u'hile opposrng the submissions of tlte learned Sen ror Counsel for t.he petitioncr, submitted thar tr)ursuant to the request made by the cousin brother of the petitioner, Osmania Generai Hosprtal has not passed any order and thr: petitioner has not produced anr.' evidence to establish that (f smania General Hospital is not haring anv such necessary equipn,ent or medrcal lacilities lor his treatment. (). Having considerecl the rival subnrissions made bv the respective parlies and upon perusal of the material available on record, it reveals that it is nor in dispute that rhe tetitioner is an pOR accused in connection u.ith the He Nos. 13 rur<l 14 of 2026-CusPrer., on the lile oi the Superintetrdent of Custorns (preventive), Cusroms Commissionerate, ibr the offences purLishable under Scctions 132 and 135 of the Act, ancl he was arrested and rcmanded to judicial custodl, on 15.O7 ,2026. In the Memorandum o[ C]rounds, it 1S specificalh' mentioned that the' petitloner- rr.as sufl'cring from high blood pressr_rrc, u.ith readings ra tging from l g0 ro 2.]0, set'ere chest parn, breathing issue, and over sweatrng. Even 4

according to both the learned counsel' due to petitioner's health condition, he was shifted to osmania General Hospital for medical treatment. The record further reveals that the cousin brother of the petitioner submitted a representation to the Resident Medical on 28 07 '2026'Officer, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad wherein it is stated that the petitioner was admitted on 17 07 2026 at l:17 a.m. after experienctng serlous health comPlications, (high blood pressure)' including uncontrolled hypertension and nausea and rt'as st pain conLinuous sv!'eating, severe che ' discharged on 23.07 .2026 ' It is fLrther stated that the petitioner is a cardiac patient and has been on Non lnvasive Ventilatory (NlV) support for the past six months as part o[ his ongoing treatment' in his health condition' It is also s[ated that, due to deterioration General to C)smania the petitioner was once again admitted pain The Hospital on 25.07 .2026 u'ith complaints of severe chest a him to consult doctors at Osmania General Hospital advised Pulmonolory Specialist at the earliest for lurther assessment and specialized management' 7. lt is relevant to mention that the petitioner has hled the the a specific relief lhat present criminal petition seeking respondent be directed to shift him from Osmania General Hospital to KIMS Hospital for better treatment' J

8. Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumslances of the case and the health condition of the petit.ioner as mentioned in paragraph No.2 of Lhe llcmorandum of (]rounds, as uell as the representation submitted b1' the cousin brotlrer of rhe petitioner dated 28.O7 .2026 to the Re jident Medical Offrc'er. Osmania C)eneral Hospital, Hr.derabad, thr. Investigating Olfrccr is directcd ro take neccssan sreps to shift the petitroner to KINIS Hospital, IJydr:rabad, under proper police escort, lor medical LreaLment. The petitioner sl-rall bear the entire medical cxpcnses/ atlendant expenses to$.ards his treatnLent at KIMS Hosprral, Fll.derabad. Thc Inve stigating Officer sha ll ensure that adequate sreps to be taken during rhe petitioner,s stay at KIMS Hospital, Hvderabad. 9. With thc abor c dircctions. rhis criminal petiticn is drsposed ol Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closc'd SD/ CDEE:I'i ASSISTANT ?EGI.S''i-[', : t I //TRUE COPY// ]L: \' 1l ; 'SECTlr)ltgP:6'i \rl\ r To, Hyderabad Judge for Economic Offences at r.rr#rrv 1 The Special 2. The Superintendent of Customs (Preventive)' Customs Commiss,onerate 3. One CC to M/s Bharadwai Associates Advoc ate [OPUC] Sri Dominic Fernandes Advocate [oPUC] 4 One CC to CoPies 5 Two CD o \I]K9 HIGH COURT DATED: 3110712026 ORDER, CRLP.No.12311 ot 2026 " .-a/. Sl"f[ a.re bF ( .P f 2026 ? (.) 31 lut -b .l -il . :;, '; rC, DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION g ,.1- L