IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI dt WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY DAY OF APRIL >1 ■'/ Am X TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE p:'' «■' 1 ':cf k iPRESENT: '■'3^1 ' V X THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9797 OF 2024 Between: Sri Tumma Vijayakumar Reddy I.I.S., S/o T.Kaspa Reddy, aged about 57 years, R/o. 1-9-307/1, Atchyut Reddy Marg, Street No.6, Vidya Nagar, Hyderabad, Former Commissioner, l&PR and Ex. Officio Secretary to Govt. Presently working as Director General, East Zone, Press Information Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India West Bengal. Bureau, , at Calcutta, ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by the Addl. Superintendent of Police, ACB, A.P., Guntur Range, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. High Court of ...Respondent/Complainant Petition under Section 482 of BNSS is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent Investigation Agency (ACB) to enlarge the Petitioner / Accused No. 1 herein on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No. 07/RCO-ACB-GNT/2024 dated 14.11.2024, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), A.P. District, in the interest. Guntur Range, Guntur lA NO: 1 OF 2024: Petition under Section 482 of BNSS/438(1) of Cr.P.C. is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim anticipatory bail to the Petitioner / Accused No. 1 in connection with in Crime No. 07/RCO-ACB-GNT/2024 dated 14.11.2024, ACB, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), A.P., Guntur Range, Guntur District, Pending disposal of CRLP 9797 of 2024, on the file of the High Court. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the memorandum of grounds filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI SAI SARAN CHODISETTY Advocate for the Petitioner, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Advocate for the Respondent, and of PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent, and the Court made the following ORDER: APHC010604192024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE 0t:0 [3369] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T MALLIKARJUNA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9797/2024 Between: Sri Tumma Vijayakumar Reddy lis ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT The State Of Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: I.SAI SARAN CHODISETTY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER:- This Criminal Petition u/Sec.482 of B.N.S.S. is filed seeking to enlarge the petitioner/A1 on anticipatory bail in Crime No.O/RCO-ACB- GNT/2024 dated 14.11.2024, ACB Guntur Range, Guntur District i registered for the offences punishable u/Secs.7 & 13(2) r/w 13(1)(a) of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant 2. Public Prosecutor for the State. 2 At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the investigating officer has issued notice under Section 35(3) of B.N.S.S. to the petitioner and the petitioner is cooperating with the investigation authorities and as such no further orders are required and petitioner undertakes to cooperate for the investigation and he has confined his request to dispose of the criminal petition. 3. Learned Advocate General appearing on behalf of the State submits that the petitioner has been cooperating for investigation. 4. Therefore, in view of the same, the Criminal Petition is disposed of 5. directing the petitioner to cooperate for investigation as and when In the event of his failure, it is made clear that the required. prosecution/State is at liberty to proceed as per law. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in the Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. SD/- M.SRINIVAS ASSISTANJ REGISTRAR SECT^ OFFICER //true copy// For To, Guntur Range, Guntur District. 1 The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), A.P CHODISETTY, Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 2. One CC to SRI. SAl SARAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 3. Two CCs to [OUT] 4. One spare copy KN HIGH COURT TMR,J DATED:30/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.9797 of 2024 DISPOSEDOF i*® 1 o o m X 16 w;s i.. ^