Hyderabad: Janardhana Reddy to Continue in Jail as Court Denies Bail Again
Daijiworld Media Network
Hyderabad, Sep 30: Former tourism minister of Karnataka Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivas Reddy, who are in lodged in a jail here for their alleged involvement in illegal mining scam, were once again denied bail on Friday September 30.
Dismissing their bail petitions, a special court also said that the CBI will no more take custody of the Reddys. The CBI had asked for an extension of their custody for further investigation.
The prosecution argued that if granted bail, the Reddys might try to tamper with evidence, hence the court ruled that the two would continue in custody.
Counsel for the accused opposed the CBI's petition seeking their nine-day custody, citing rulings of the Supreme Court in various cases. They pointed out that CBI custody of the accused should be given only in the first 15 days of the arrest.
The Reddys were arrested by the CBI from Bellary on September 5 in connection with the illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district, after which the agency conducted several raids on their properties and those of their associates.
Thereafter, in Hyderabad, the court sent them to judicial custody till September 19. On September 13 the court rejected bail pleas of the two accused and remanded them in the CBI custody for six days.
The court later extended the judicial custody of the accused till Oct 3. They are currently lodged in Chanchalguda Central Jail in Hyderabad.