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NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2026:MPHC-JBP:43318

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT JABALPUR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJEEV S KALGAONKAR

th

ON THE 19 OF JUNE, 2026

MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 14796 of 2026

RAMARAO MUNDADLA AND OTHERS

Versus

CBI

Appearance:

Ms. Kirti Sharma and Shri Rajendra Kumar Sen - Advocates for the

applicants.

Shri Vikram Singh - Advocate for the respondent.

ORDER

Heard on I.A. No.14132/2026, an application for taking the additional

documents on record.

Considered.

I.A. No.14132/2026 is allowed. The documents are taken on record.

This first application has been filed by applicant under Section 483 of

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail in connection with

Crime No.RC0082025A0015 registered at Police Station - CBI ACB, district -

Bhopal for offences punishable under Section 120B read with Section 420 of the

IPC and under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Applicants are

in judicial custody since 16.03.2026.

2. Heard the arguments.

3. Perused the grounds for grant of bail stated in the application, case

diary and the relevant material on record.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants, in addition to the grounds

Signature Not Verified

Signed by: KOUSHALENDRA

SHARAN SHUKLA

Signing time: 22-06-2026

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mentioned in the application, submits that the applicants have been falsely

implicated in this matter. In fact the applicants are victim of fraud committed by

the main accused who induced them to collect money from the candidates to

secure their job. The applicant No.1 - Ramarao Mudadla had forwarded money

received from the candidates to Achyutanand Azad. But when the applicant

demanded remittance of the money from Achyutanand, he threatened the applicant

of falsely implication in the crime in question. Therefore, the applicant Ramarao

submitted written complaint to the DIG, CRPF, Bhopal. So far as the applicant

No.2 - Mudili Janardhana Naidu is concerned, he neither received any amount in

his account nor he induced anyone to give money for securing job. Final report has

been submitted on completion of investigation. The applicant No.1 is working as a

Constable in CRPF. The applicant No.2 is aged about 43 years and doing private

works. The applicants have family to look after. The trial will take considerable

time to conclude. It is further contended that the main accused Achyutanand Azad

has been enlarged on bail by Coordinate Bench vide order dated 06.02.2026

passed in M.Cr.C. No.58832/2025. It is also submitted that the applicant No.1 -

Ramarao Mudadla proposes to deposit an amount of Rs.15 Lacs before the trial

Court to show his bona fide in the transaction. Jail incarceration is causing

hardship to the applicants and their families.

5. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent opposes the application

on the ground of gravity of alleged offence. It is further submitted that complicity

of the applicants in the alleged offences is prima facie made out from the evidence

collected during investigation. Various candidates have specifically mentioned

that the applicant No.1 induced them and received money into his bank account on

false promise of providing them government job. At least 21 candidates were

Signature Not Verified

Signed by: KOUSHALENDRA

SHARAN SHUKLA

Signing time: 22-06-2026

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defrauded by the applicants. The applicant No.1 received the amount of fraud into

his account and accounts of his near relatives. The applicants may influence poor

candidates who have been defrauded by them in conspiracy with other accused

persons. It is also submitted that Achyutanand Azad was granted bail by

Coordinate Bench of this Court considering the severe illness of his daughter. The

present application is meritless. However, after going through the case diary, he

fairly states that no criminal antecedent is reported against the applicants.

Applicant No.1 is aged 33 years and he