Telangana: Nampally Court Dismisses Bail Pleas of Accused in Snooping Case

Hyderabad: In a major development, the Nampally Court on Thursday dismissed the bail pleas filed by the accused in the phone-tapping case after the police investigation led to more leads.

Three of the accused N. Bhujanga Rao, Tirupatanna and G. Praneeth Rao filed petitions seeking bail stating that although they were in remand for 90 days, the investigation officer had failed to file a charge sheet before the court, which makes them eligible for bail.

However, the public prosecutor argued that they had filed the charge sheet in a proper way and the investigation officer made corrections after the court raised doubts. Later, the police filed a comprehensive charge sheet before the court establishing the role of the accused in the case.

The public prosecutor also argued that if the accused are granted bail, there are chances that they could tamper with the evidence and influence witnesses.

The police stated that the case is still under investigation and the key accused T. Prabhakar Rao is yet to appear for questioning.

The police have submitted probe material along with electrical devices, pen drives, hard disks, documents related to the investigation.