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Andhra Pradesh HC Declares Two Arrests Illegal in Liquor Case
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The arrest ruling should not be presented either as proof of a liquor scam or as a clean acquittal. The court found a procedural failure, while expressly keeping the investigation open. Claims that the case has collapsed go beyond the order, just as claims that procedure is merely technical ignore safeguards around personal liberty. The next test is whether the SIT can complete a lawful probe and substantiate its allegations in court.
Source: greatandhra.com
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