JUDGMENT

R. Raghunandan Rao, J. - The appellants herein have preferred the present appeal against the order of the Special Judge for trial of SPE and ACB Cases, Kurnool, dated 04.08.2022 in Crl.M.P.No.707 of 2022.

2. The appellants 1 to 3 are accused Nos.1, 2 and 12 in Crime No.1 of 2020 registered in the CID Regional office, Tirupati. The other appellants are not arrayed as accused in the case. A charge sheet has also been filed after investigation, before the Special Judge for trial of ACB cases in Rayalaseema Region, Kurnool, for offences punishable under Sections420, 406, 408, 409, 465, 468, 120-B read with Sections 34 & 109 IPC and Sections 79(1)(a), 79(l)(f) read with Sections 79(2), 79(A) (1)(b), 79A (1) (e), read with Sections 79A (2) and 79(3)(i) read with Section 79(1)(h) of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 and Section 13(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018. Cognizance of this case has been taken by the trial Court as C.C.No.9 of 2022.

3. Even while the case was pending investigation, authorisation was sought, from the State Government, for invoking the provisions of the Criminal Law Ordinance, 1944 for attachment of assets standing in the name of the app