APHC010475092022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION Nos: 7101, 7288/2022 & 3164, 3150/2023 Criminal Petition No.7101 of 2022:

Between:

1. M.R. SRINIVASAN, S/O. M.V RANJACHARI, HINDU, AGE 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-17, MAHAVEER RESIDENCEY, TRICHY, TAMILNADU STATE.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, CBI,HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATI ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Criminal Petition No.7288 of 2022:

Between:

A SWA SATYANARAYANA, S/O. LATE SAVARANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKED AS CHIEF OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT, 0/O. DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER, SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY(P), NANDED, R/O.

H.NO.87-1096-3-4, IV CLASS EMPLOYEE'S COLONY, KURNOOL.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND S TATE OF AP, REPRESENTED SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, CBI, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATI.

...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Criminal Petition No.3164 of 2023:

Between:

1. MD. ZULFIQAR AHMAD SHERIFF,, S/O. MD. OMAR SHERIFF, MUSLIM, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, DIVISIONAL ENGINEER (BRIDGES), SOUTH CEN TRAL RAILWAY, GUNTAKAL, R/O. 8-6-2, PUNJA CENTER, WINCHPET, VIJAYAWADA.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, C.B.I., HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI.

...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Criminal Petition No.3150 of 2023:

Between:

1. C.JEELANI BASHA, S/O. C.MD. HANEEF, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, CHIEF LOCO INSPECTOR (OPEN LINE), GUNTAKAL DIVISION, SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT.

2. PATHAN BUDEN KHAN, S/O. LATE P.MOHD KHAN, AGE 46 YEARS, OCC.

BUSINESS, H.NO.5/79, PORTER LANE, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT.

3. PATHAN IMRAN KH, AN, S/O. PATHAN BUDEN KHAN, AGE 23 YEARS, STUDENT, H.NO.5/79, PORTER LANE, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT.

4. MOHD. ARSHAD ALI KHAN,, S/O. M.KHAJA KHAN, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/O. RLY QTR.NO. 410/D, H.NO.5/317, SHANTHINAGAR, RAILWAY GOLONY, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S)

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, C.B.I., HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI.

...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused:

1. RAJA REDDY KONETI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant:

1. P S P SURESH KUMAR, Spl. Public Prosecutor for CBI The Court made the following:

COMMON ORDER

Criminal Petition No.7101 of 2022 under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for short ‘Cr.P.C’ has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.9 of 2022 on the file of the Court of Special Judge for CBI Cases, Kurnool registered for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988² Criminal Petition No.7288 of 2022 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.10 of 2022 on the file of the Court of Special Judge for CBI

For short ‘PC Act’

Cases, Kurnool registered for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of PC Act.

Criminal Petition No.3164 of 2023 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C has been filed by the Petitioner/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.6 of 2022 on the file of the Court of Special Judge for CBI Cases, Kurnool registered for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of PC Act.

Criminal Petition No.3150 of 2023 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C has been filed by the Petitioners/Accused seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.20 of 2022 on the file of the Court of Special Judge for CBI Cases, Kurnool registered for the offences under Section 384 read with

104 of IPC and Section 3(2) read with 13(1)(d) of PC Act.

2. Heard Sri Raja Reddy Koneti, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Sri P.S.P.Suresh Kumar, learned Special Public Prosecutor for Respondent/C.B.I.

3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that