HC reserves orders in Jagan bail cancellation plea

Court questions motive of the petitioner

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of Telangana High Court on Monday reserved orders on the maintainability of a writ petition filed by YSRCP rebel MP Raghurama Krishnam Raju seeking cancellation of bail granted to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in CBI cases.

Arguments by the counsels of the petitioner and the CBI were completed on Monday. The MP’s counsel, presenting his contentions, said that the Supreme Court earlier held that a third party can file a petition seeking cancellation of bail in a case. The lawyer said there was a likelihood of Mr. Reddy influencing the witnesses by virtue of being CM of the State.

Some of the accused in the CBI cases were given key position in Mr. Reddy’s government and hence it was unlikely that they would become approvers in the case. In the past, Chief Secretary of the State used to oversee appraisal reports of the IAS officers.