The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to rebel YSR Congress MP Krishnam Raju in the sedition case registered against him by the Andhra Pradesh police. The vacation Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai said Raju was possibly ill-treated while in police custody. During the previous hearing, the Court had ordered Raju’s medical examination.
"Charges against the petitioner (Raju) are not such that custodial interrogation would be required. Considering the totality of the plea and the health condition of the petitioner since he has undergone open heart surgery, we deem it fit that petitioner be enlarged on bail,” said the apex court while prohibiting the MP from interacting with media on the matter under probe.
Raju is required to furnish a bond of Rs 1 lakh and two sureties of the same amount before the trial court within 10 days. On perusing Raju's medical reports, the Court found that he had suffered a fracture to his toe among other injuries.
Raju and Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy are in loggerheads for some time. He had approached Courts to cancel the bail given the Chief Minister in corruption cases and all of a sudden Andhra Pradesh Police slapped sedition charges on the MP.