Hyderabad, May 3 -- The Telangana High Court on Friday, May 2, dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by T Prabhakar Rao, the former chief of the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) and the prime accused in the high-profile phone tapping case.

Justice J Srinivas Rao, who presided over the matter, also rejected a related petition from Sandhya Convention MD S Sridhar Rao, who sought to be included as a respondent in the case.

During the hearing, senior counsel Siddharth Luthra and public prosecutor Palle Nageshwar Rao, representing the prosecution, argued that Prabhakar Rao has been evading investigation since the case was registered and that efforts are ongoing to bring him back, as he is currently absconding.

The prosecution emph...