WP.Nos.5466 & 5470 of 2020
that the money is to be handed over at Habibulla Road. Thereafter, the first
accused was caught red-handedly by the officers of the CBI, Chennai while he
was accepting a bribe of Rs.8 lakhs from the fifth accused on 10.01.2015. It is
also evident from the above circumstances that in cases of corruption at high
places, economic and organised crimes, conspiracies are hatched in the most
secretive manners. Therefore, the interception order in the present case was
issued by the first respondent herein after being satisfied that the interception
was necessary to prevent the offence of corruption. Impact of corruption on
public safety cannot be gainsaid in the present times. Therefore, the first
respondent passed the order in accordance with the rules with complete
application of mind taking into consideration of the circumstances prevailing
in the matter after having satisfied himself on the basis of the material placed
before him that the circumstances of the case warrant lawful interception.
7.
He further submitted that after the order, the second
respondent is referring to the call detail records which have been procured
from the telephone service provider during the investigation and it does not
have any connection with the order of the first respondent herein for
interception of the mobile numbers of the petitioners. The telephone calls had
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