These Criminal Petitions are filed under Section 439 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C.”) r/w. 480 & 483 of BNSS, 2023,
to enlarge the petitioners on regular bail in the event of their arrest in
connection with Crime No.56 of 2025, Suryaraopeta Police Station, NTR
District.
2. Though separate applications have been filed for grant of bail by
both the accused, A-1 & A-2, this Court having regard to the fact that the issue
involved is common, deems it appropriate to dispose of both the criminal
petitions by way of a common order.
3. The petitioners are arrayed as accused, A-1 & A-2 in FIR No.56
of 2025.
4. The brief facts of the case are that based on a complaint made by
Sri P. Raja Babu, IAS against the petitioner and A-2, the subject crime was
registered. The allegations are that the petitioner A-1, in Crl.P. No.5701 of
2025, while functioning as Secretary of the A.P. Public Service Commission
(for short APPSC), during the relevant period, entrusted evaluation of the
Answer Scripts to a private entity, represented by A-2. Thus an investigation
was sought into the issue as to what exactly M/s. Camsign Media Private
Limited, under the instructions of A-1.