Veterinary assistant surgeon arrested by ACB Adilabad for allegedly demanding bribe for issuing last pay and non-payment certificates sought bail. The High Court noted recorded evidence of demand and recovery of tainted money, ongoing investigation, and risk of tampering, and dismissed the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURTFOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAYOF MARCH TWO THOUSAND ANDTWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT.JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL PETI TIONNO:2522OF 2025
Between:
Dr. Rathod Ramesh, s/o. Harilal,Age. 50 Years, occ.veterinary.Assistantsurgson, Vliiiin:Jrypii.ary benter, UJiynaYtorranOa,Utnoor Mandal, AdilabadDistrict,.R/ o. p"i" Houiirs Boirocorony, nri,variMandat, Ad.itabad District, N/o.H. No.11-160, WagaithandiVillage, lndravellyMandal,Adilabad District'
...Petitioner/Accused
AND
The state of Telangana,through P s ,A_CBAdilabad, AdilabadDiskicl, represented ovirrliii:pniiir{o'i n,bn c",i'{for the State of relangana,at Hvderabad'
...ResPondent
petition under section 480 & 483 of cr.p.cpraying thaiin the circumstanc,es statedin the Memorandum of Groundsof criminalPetition,the High Court may bepleased to enlarge the petitioner/Accused on bail,arrested in F. l.R. NO.OI /ACB-ADB/2025P. S.ACB, Adilabad,Adilabad District'
This Petition comingon for hearing, upon perusingthe Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petitionand upon hearing the arguments of and the Additional Sri K Venumadhav,Advocate for the Petitioner Public Prosecutor on behalfof the RespondentState.
The Court made thefollowing:ORDER
THE HONOURABLESMT WSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINALPETITIONNo'2522ot2O25
ORDER:
Seeking theCourt to enlarge the petitionerinCrime No.O1/ACB-ADBI2025ofACB Adilabad Police Station' Adilabad Distrrct,on bail, the present Criminal Petition is filed.
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petitioner stirting that there is audio and video recordings of the petitionc r/ accu sed ofhcer demanding and rrccepting the bribe amount from the de-facto complainant are available on record and also the investigaLion is not completed, therefore, granting bail to the petiLioner, at this stage, dc,es not arise. Hence, he prayed the Court to dismiss the criminal petition.
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pe titioner/ accused oflicer is not entitled for the bail and the
Criminal Petition is liable to be dismissed.
1, Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is dismissed
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand
closed.
Sd/- MOHD. ISMAIL ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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ECTION OFFICER
To
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HIGH COURT
DATED:0510312025
ORDER
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DISMISSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the accused officer in an ACB bribery case should be enlarged on bail when investigation is pending and audio/video recordings exist.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Dr. Rathod Ramesh
The State of Telangana, through P.S. ACB Adilabad
K. Sujana
As recorded by the court registry
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