Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- The Telangana high court on Thursday granted bail to former additional superintendent of police (ASP) N Bhujanga Rao and former deputy commissioner of police (DCP) P Radha Kishan Rao in the alleged telephone phone tapping case that rocked the state last year, people familiar with the matter said.

Justice K Sujana, which reserved the orders on December 27, pronounced the judgement on Thursday after completion of hearing on the regular bail petition of the accused. She granted the bail to the accused on health grounds.

The judge ordered that Bhujanga Rao and Radha Kishan Rao be released on the condition that they submit two sureties each of Rs.1 lakh and surrender their passports. The former police officials were als...