Accused Acquitted in ACB Trap Case; FIR Lodged After Investigation Had Already Begun: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has acquitted two persons convicted in an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trap case after holding that the investigation suffered from serious legal defects. The Court found that the First Information Report (FIR) and other important investigation records were prepared only after the trap proceedings had already commenced. Holding that such a procedure violated Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and attracted Section 162…