JUDGMENT

HEMANT GUPTA, J.

1. The order dated 24th December, 2018 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad is the subject matter of challenge in the present appeals, one by the State and the other by the Accused Officer.

2. The High Court partly allowed the petition filed by the Accused Officer under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [for short, ‘Code’] qua the proceedings arising out of Crime No. 28/ACB-CIU-HYD/2011 dated 9th November, 2011.

3. Such FIR was registered on the basis of the statement given by Ch. Sudhakar, Deputy Superintendent of Police [for short, ‘DSP’] at about 10 am. The FIR reads as under:

“On receipt of credible information that Sri. Managipet @ Mangipet Sarveshwar Reddy S/o. Late Narsimha Reddy, Age 51 years, Occ: OSD, Rang Reddy District, Vikarabad R/o Flat No. 401, Venkatadri Apartments, Behind HPCL Petrol Pump, Gachibowli, Hyderabad is a native of Chilkatonipally (V) Veltoor (Post), Wanaparthy Tq., Mahaboobnagar District. The S.O. joined Govt. service on 19-09-1985 as Sub Inspector of Police and promoted as Inspector of Police on 04-04-1995 and Dy. Supdt. of Police, in the year 2007. He worked as SI at Rayadurgam, Hayathnagar,