Chandrababu bail petitions will come up for arguments today in the ACB court. The custody petition of CID against Babu will also come for the arguments.
Earlier, Supreme Court senior advocates Siddartha Luthra and Harish Salve, representing Naidu, argued that as the FIR was registered in 2021, there was a need to get the governor’s permission under section 17 (A) of PC Act to take up the inquiry. This was as per a Supreme Court verdict issued earlier, they argued.
They said the scam took place in 2014. The arrest took place now. “The time of registration of FIR was important. With elections around the corner, the case filed against Naidu is politically motivated.
The inquiry in the case was already over and all evidence was collected.
Hence, the question of Babu now tampering with the evidence and influencing witnesses does not arise. So, why the arrest,” they asked. The verdict on the quash petition will come on Thursday.
The arguments in the high court were successful they say. The agitations are going on in support to Babu in the states across the country. People believe that it is a case of Political Vendetta.
