Synopsis: The Bench directed Rao to surrender before the SIT at the Jubilee Hills police station and the investigating officer by 11 am, and made it clear that custodial interrogation can be carried out strictly in accordance with law.

The Supreme Court has ordered Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB)’s former chief T Prabhakar Rao, the main accused in the phone‑tapping case, to surrender before the SIT by 11 am on Friday, 12 December, marking a crucial turn in the politically sensitive investigation.

The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan passed the order on Thursday, 11 December, after vacating the interim protection earlier granted to him, making way for custodial interrogation.

The Bench directed Rao to surrender before the SIT at the Jubilee Hills police statio

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