THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4646 of 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Sections 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner, who is arrayed as accused No.4, seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.RC0352025A0004 of ACB Hyderabad Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘IPC’) and Sections 7 and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’).

2. Heard Sri Ch. Ravinder, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri T. Srujan Kumar Reddy, learned Special Public Prosecutor for CBI, appearing on behalf of the respondent.

3. The prosecution's case, in brief, is that on 23.06. 2023, a master excel list was distributed to Circle 12(1), Circle 1(1), Ward 1(1), Ward 4(1), and Ward 12(1), instructing the Assessing Officers to issue notices to assessees/tax payers who requested significant refunds in their Income Tax Returns (ITRs). Subsequently, the Commissioner of Income Tax, Range-I, Hyderabad, promptly halted this initiative, instructing the respective wards and circles to cease the iss