The court granted anticipatory bail to police officers and an advocate due to procedural irregularities in the investigation and emphasized the necessity of a complaint from the court for certain offences under Section 195 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

ORDER :

1. The Criminal Petition No. 6640 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), is filed by the petitioner/A.3 - Sri Kanthi Rana Tata, I.P.S., IGP, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 469 of 2024 of Ibrahimpatnam Police Station, N.T.R. District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 192, 211, 218, 220, 354(D), 467, 420, 469, 471, 166, 166-A and 349 read with 120B I.P.C. and Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

2. Sri S.Sriram, the learned Senior Counsel being assisted by Sri T.Nagarjuna Reddy, the learned counsel for petitioner submitted arguments and cited legal authorities. Sri D.Srinivas, learned Advocate General, Sri M.Lakshmi Narayana, the learned Public Prosecutor and Sri A.Sai Rohit and Sri Neelothpal Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No. 1-State submitted arguments. Sri Prabhunath Vasireddy and Sri Narra Srinivasa Rao, the learned counsels for respondent No. 2 submitted arguments. The counters are filed on behalf of respondent No. 1 and 2.

3. The Criminal Petition No. 6702 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), is filed by the petitioner/A.5 – Sri M.Satyanarayana, Inspector of Police, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 469 of 2024 of Ibrahimpatnam Police Station, N.T.R. District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 192, 211, 218, 220, 354(D), 467, 420, 469, 471, 166, 166-A and 349 read with 120B I.P.C. and Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

4. Sri Vinodh Kumar Deshpande, the learned Senior Counsel being assisted by Sri Aneel Kumar Dasari, the learned counsel for petitioner submitted arguments and cited legal authorities. Sri D.Srinivas, learned Advocate General, Sri M.Lakshmi Narayana, the learned Public Prosecutor, Sri A.Sai Rohit and Sri Neelothpal Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No. 1-State submitted arguments. Sri Prabhunath Vasireddy and Sri Narra Srinivasa Rao, the learned counsels for respondent No. 2 submitted arguments. The counters are filed on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2.

5. The Criminal Petition No 6734 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), is filed by the petitioner/A.6 – Sri Vishal Gunni, I.P.S., D.I.G., seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 469 of 2024 of Ibrahimpatnam Police Station, N.T.R. District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 192, 211, 218, 220, 354(D), 467, 420, 469, 471, 166, 166-A and 349 read with 120B I.P.C. and Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

6. Sri O.Manohar Reddy, the learned Senior Counsel being assisted by Sri P.Raj Kumar, the learned counsel for petitioner submitted arguments and cited legal authorities. Sri D.Srinivas, learned Advocate General, Sri M.Lakshmi Narayana, the learned Public Prosecutor, Sri A.Sai Rohit and Sri Neelothpal Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No. 1-State submitted arguments and counter is filed on behalf of respondent No. 1/State.

7. The Criminal Petition No 6802 of 2024, under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), is filed by the petitioner/A.4 – Sri K.Hanumantha Rao, D.S.P., seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 469 of 2024 of Ibrahimpatnam Police Station, N.T.R. District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 192, 211, 218, 220, 354(D), 467, 420, 469, 471, 166, 166-A and 349 read with 120B I.P.C. and Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

8. Sri V.Pattabhi, the learned Senior Counsel being assisted by Sri K.L.N. Swamy, the learned counsel for petitioner submitted arguments and cited legal authorities. Sri D.Srinivas, learned Advocate General, Sri M.Lakshmi Narayana, the learned Public Prosecutor, Sri A.Sai Rohit and Sri Neelothpal Ganji, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearin