ORDER :

This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner/A13 under section 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C”) seeking to release the petitioner/A13 on bail in RC 15(S)/2020 (RC03262020S0015)/CBI/ACB/Visakhapatnam) on the file of the CBI, ACB, Visakhapatnam. The offences against the petitioner are under Section 153-A, 504, 505(2), 506 of the Indian Penal Code, (for short IPC) and Sec.67 of Information Technology Act, 2000.

2. As per the averments in the petition, the then Registrar General of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh has lodged a complaint dated 26.5.2020 against the petitioner and certain others alleging about posting of certain comments against the Hon’ble Judges of High Court thereby trying to scandalize and lower the image of the High Court and Hon’ble Judges. Initially F.I.R.No.09/2020 was registered against this petitioner on the file of Crime Investigation Department police station where under the petitioner was charged with offences under Sections 505(2) and 153-A of IPC. Through order dated 12.10.2021 in Writ Petition No.9166 of 2020, the High Court has directed transfer of the above said F.I.R to Central Bureau of Investigation