# Andhra Pradesh HC Declares Two Arrests Illegal in Liquor Case 2026-08-14T16:14:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Andhra Pradesh High Court has declared the arrests of former government IT adviser Raj Kesireddy and former APBCL managing director D. Vasudeva Reddy illegal in the state liquor transportation case. Justice G. Mahesh Kumar held that the police Special Investigation Team did not follow the procedure prescribed by law while arresting them and producing them before the Vijayawada ACB Court. The court said its order does not rule on the allegations or the merits of the case. It allowed the SIT to continue its investigation and directed both men to cooperate and appear before the investigating officer when summoned. The petitioners had challenged their arrests, remand orders and production through a Prisoner Transit warrant. ## Coverage - greatandhra.com Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh High Court, D. Vasudeva Reddy, Raj Kesireddy Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-pradesh-hc-declares-two-arrests-illegal-in-liquor-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-pradesh-hc-declares-two-arrests-illegal-in-liquor-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.