Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday gave the go-ahead for prosecuting senior IAS official B.P. Acharya while denying the same for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Executive Officer L.V. Subramanyam. The Chief Minister met advocate-general A. Sudarshan Reddy on Saturday morning and held a detailed discussion on the matter before taking the decision.
Mr Acharya, who is already in jail and is facing charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, would now have to face charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Sources said that the Chief Minister, after careful and extensive examination of the material furnished by the CBI and the response from the concerned officer (Mr Acharya), decided to recommend to the Governm-ent of India for prosecution of the IAS officer under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Regarding Mr L.V. Subramanyam, the Chief Minister, after perusal of relevant records, decided not to recommend permission for prosecution. The CBI had also sought permission to initiate prosecution proceedings against Mr Subramanyam. According to Section 197 (1) of the CrPC, permission is must before the investigating agency proceeds to prosecute an official under the Prevention of Corruption Act.