THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.2 seeking to quash the proceedings in Cr. No.10/RCT-ACB-MDK of 2025 the file of ACB Medak Range at Sangareddy, registered for the offences under Sections 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘PC Act’).

2. Heard Sri M.V. Rajkumar Gabreil, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri T. Bala Mohan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel cum Special Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-ACB.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is accused No.2 and that he along with Accused Officer No.1 (AO1) have demanded and accepted bribe from the de facto complainant.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner herein is A2 and there is no reference as to the name of the petitioner in the entire complaint and that there is no material on record to show that the petitioner herein has demanded Rs.40,000/- as alleged in the complaint and that there are no allegations to attract the offence under Section 7(a) of the PC Act against the petitioner and that in the absence of demand, the said offence cannot be proved against the petitio