CBI court to hear Andhra CM Jagan's bail cancellation petition

The CBI had filed 11 charge sheets against the YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy and others and he has been named as the prime accused in the alleged quid pro quo deals.

Hyderabad: A Special CBI Court here on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition seeking cancellation of bail given to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in a case against him over alleged quid pro quo deals.

The court on Tuesday directed the Registry to number the petition filed by rebel YSR Congress Lok Sabha MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju who sought the cancellation of bail granted to Jagan alleging that he was not adhering to the bail conditions and accusing him of directly and indirectly influencing the witnesses.

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The court on Wednesday ordered the issuance of notices to Jagan and the central agency and posted the matter to May 7, according to petitioner's counsel S Sri Venkatesh.

According to the petitioner, Jagan was also trying to drag the cases.

The cases relate to investments made by several companies in Jagan's firms as quid pro quo for various favours, including land allotments, bestowed on them during the tenure of his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy as Chief Minister between 2004 and 2009. Reddy died in 2009.

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Several former ministers and bureaucrats are also accused in the case.

Jagan is currently out on bail having spent time in jail as an "un-convicted criminal prisoner" in the Chanchalguda Central Prison from May 2012 to September 2013.

PTI

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