LIVE UPDATES : YSRCP MP Krishna Raju's Bail Hearing In Supreme Court
Radhika Roy
21 May 2021 3:12 PM IST
Live Updates
- 21 May 2021 4:57 PM IST
Supreme Court imposes bail conditions :
He will cooperate with investigation, he will respond whenever he is called upon by the IO. He shall be given at least 24 hrs notice by IO. He shall be permitted in presence of his advocate who may not be part of investigation, but can be present.
He shall not give press interviews or make media statements. He shall not try to influence the witnesses or investigations.
- 21 May 2021 4:56 PM IST
Supreme Court grants bail to YSRCP MP Krishna Raju.
"FIR was lodged only after detailed inquiry by State CID. Considering the totality of the circumstances and also the health of the Petitioner, specially that he had undergone heart bypass surgery, we deem it just and proper that the Petitioner be enlarged on bail".
- 21 May 2021 4:52 PM IST
Bench dictating the order : Jurisdiction of the High Court and the trial court for bail are concurrent. Merely because the petitioner approached the High Court first, it does not mean that the High Court cannot consider the bail application. As such we are of the view that the High Court ought to have considered the bail application. However, since the High Court has not considered the bail application, and much water has flown after the High Court order - there are two medical reports, one by the government hospital and another by Army Hospital- we deem it appropriate to consider the bail application on merits.