Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- The Nampally court granted conditional bail to suspended deputy superintendent of police (DSP) D Praneeth Rao in the phone tapping case after being in judicial custody for approximately 11 months.

The court directed Praneeth Rao to appear before the Panjagutta SHO every Monday at 11:00 am for the next eight weeks. He was also ordered to surrender his passport before the court and instructed to cooperate with the investigation and refrain from influencing witnesses.

Suspended DSP is likely to be released by February 14 evening or in the early hours of February 15.

On January 27, the Supreme Courtgranted bail to a suspended additional superintendent of police (ASP) Mekala Thirupathanna who is one of the accused in t...