A single-judge bench headed by Justice Nyapathi Vijay held the hearing in the case here on Thursday.
Senior counsels appearing for CID, Posani Venkateswarlu and M Lakshmi Narayana informed the court that the case had come up for hearing in the court for the first time. He sought some time to submit more details.
Petitioner Vasudeva Reddy’s counsel S Nagesh informed the court that they had filed a petition seeking grant of an interim anticipatory bail and prayed for its consideration. He submitted to the court that a case was booked against his client as part of political vendetta and that the cases booked against his client were having provision for punishment of less than seven years. Hence, he wanted the court to issue directions to the CID to follow section 41 A of CrPC.
However, senior counsel Posani Venkateswarlu submitted that cases under IPC sections 409, 467 and 471 were also booked against the petitioner and they all were having provisions for punishment beyond seven years.
Petitioner’s counsel S Nagesh argued that the CID inserted the name of the petitioner even as the complaint mentioned about some unknown person and also the number of the petitioner's car even though there was no mention of it in the complaint while registering the case.
He said it was a false case and the petitioner was in Delhi when the assets of the petitioner and his kin were searched.
CID counsel Posani Venkateswarlu submitted to the court that key documents were seized from the car of the petitioner including bills for purchase of six kg of gold worth `4 crore.
After hearing both the parties, the court adjourned the case for next hearing.
