New Delhi, May 26 -- An audio recording presented before the Delhi High Court allegedly captures a senior Anti-Corruption Branch officer acknowledging efforts to frame a judge in response to judicial orders critical of the agency's conduct.

Serious allegations of misuse of power have rocked the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) following revelations that the ACB registered a First Information Report (FIR) against court staff of the Special Judge dealing with its cases as an act of retaliation. This comes after the Special Judge passed orders against the ACB's top officials in ongoing matters.

According to the audio, the ACP of the Anti-Corruption Bureau is heard stating that the "practical sense" of the framing of the judge was that there wa...