482 CrPC and quash the criminal proceedings. 38. We are therefore inclined to allow the present appeal. 39. We accordingly pass the following order: (i) The appeal is allowed. 34(ii) The impugned judgment and order dated 1st September 2017 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh in Criminal Petition No. 5778 of 2016 is quashed and aside. (iii) The criminal proceedings against the appellants in C.C. No. 16 of 2014 on the file of Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, Nampally, Hyderabad is also quashed and set aside. 40. For the reasons stated in I.A. No. 68579 of 2021 for discharge of AOR, the same is allowed. ..............................J (B.R. GAVAI) ...........................................J (K.V. VISWANATHAN) NEW DELHI; OCTOBER 03, 2024. 35