Days after insurgent YSR Congress MP Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju was arrested on sedition prices and tortured in custody, the Supreme Court has granted him bail on Friday (May 21).
As per studies, the case was heard by a trip Bench of Justices B R Gavai and Vineet Saran. The 2-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court famous that it couldn’t be dominated out that the petitioner was ‘ill-treated’ in custody. They additionally took under consideration the truth that he had undergone coronary heart surgical procedure final 12 months. The Court, whereas granting him bail, barred the insurgent YSRCP MP from giving press statements and interviews to the media.
The apex courtroom directed the petitioner to furnish a private bond of ₹1 lac and supply two securities of the identical quantity earlier than the trial courtroom inside one week. Ok Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju has additionally been directed to cooperate with the Investigation Officer (IO) and reply to his summons. The courtroom additionally advised him to chorus from influencing the witnesses.
YSRCP MP was crucial of Andhra Pradesh CM
While ordering his bail, the apex courtroom stated, “The FIR was lodged only after a detailed inquiry by State CID. Considering the totality of the circumstances and also the health of the Petitioner; especially that he had undergone heart bypass surgery, we deem it just and proper that the Petitioner be enlarged on bail.” It should be talked about that Raju was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police on May 14 on the fees of sedition.
The YSRCP had earlier launched a video making a number of allegations towards the YSR Congress authorities. He alleged that the state is under-reporting Covid-19 deaths and the CM was taking part in with corpses. He stated the Jagan govt was attempting to make individuals hooked on alcohol, because the state has not imposed a full lockdown when the neighbouring states have carried out so. He had even questioned the Andhra Pradesh High Court for not ordering a lockdown within the state.
He had allegedly claimed that Jaganmohan Reddy was going to vaccinate solely the Christians and Reddys within the State and searched for the beating of volunteers. He was then arrested below sedition prices and try to create hatred between two communities. The YSRCP MP had then moved the Andhra Pradesh High Court, in search of reduction. However, the High courtroom on May 15 turned down his bail software and requested him to strategy the Sessions Court.
Allegations of torture have been made by Raju, had searched for reduction
While in custody, the sitting MP had alleged that he was tortured and that his arrest was the consequence of a ‘political vendetta.’ He had then moved the Supreme Court on May 17, which directed that the MP be handled on the Army hospital in Secundrabad. The Court had ordered his therapy exterior the State on condition that the Magistrate had seen accidents on his ft and his previous coronary heart surgical procedure.
Arguments within the Supreme Court
On May 21, the apex courtroom learn the report submitted by the Army hospital and stated that the allegations of torture can’t be dominated out. While granting him bail, it noticed that the Andhra Pradesh High Court should have granted him bail based mostly on the deserves of the case.
Raju was represented in Court by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who argued that the sedition prices have been invoked solely as a result of it was a non-bailable offence. “This can never be sedition. This only shows that he is outspoken in his criticism against the leadership. This is elementary… Sedition means to create disaffection and to overthrow the government. That is not here,” Mukhul Rohtagi argued.
Dushyant Dave, representing the State, had argued that Raju is a sitting MP and his phrases carry a sure weight. He additionally claimed that the sitting MP had inflicted self-harm and argued that the Andhra Pradesh police wouldn’t do such a factor to an elected consultant. Citing abuse of privilege, he additionally remarked, “Just because he is an MP, he cannot bypass the high Court and come here directly.”