Telangana High Court Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Friday quashed the CBI Special Court order rejecting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s petition seeking exemption from personal appearance in the CBI court in different cases.
The CJ said in his order that an authorised counsel should appear for Mr. Jagan in the CBI court on the day of hearing, delivering verdict in a criminal petition filed by Mr. Jagan. However, the CJ made it clear that Mr. Jagan should appear before the CBI court if the latter felt his appearance was necessary on a particular date of hearing.
In 2011, the CBI registered a criminal case against Mr. Jagan and others following direction of the High Court in a PIL petition. Eventually, he was arrested along with others. Eleven charge-sheets were filed against him subsequently. The CBI court enlarged him on condition bail in 2013. After his release, supplementary charge-sheets were filed and Enforcement Directorate too registered cases against him.
