Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)
Bangalore, Aug 23: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday August 23 rejected the bail application of former minister Katta Subrahmanya Naidu, who is under judicial custody since the last two weeks for his alleged role in the KIADB land acquisition scam.
Justice V Jagannathan denied bail to Naidu, along with his son Bangalore city corporator Jagadish and ITASCA software company managing director S V Srinivas.
On Monday August 22, Katta was admitted to Victoria Hospital after he complained of uneasiness and ill health. This occurred hours before his judicial custody was set to end.
Some claim that Katta may have chosen this time to complain of health complications as his application for bail was to come up for hearing before the court on Monday. He perhaps expected that the special Lokayukta court would grant him bail instead of extending the judicial custody, considering his health condition.
However, contrary to his expectations, the court on Monday extended his judicial custody and that of two other accused, by 14 more days.