The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday slammed an order of the Telangana High Court which cancels and then grants bail to Yerra Gangi Reddy, the main accused in the murder of former Andhra Pradesh Minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy. The order is being challenged in the Supreme Court.
“This order is sort of an eighth marvel in bail jurisprudence. We have never heard of something like this. An order that cancels bail but also allows the bail. The High Court order is inherently contradictory,” Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for the CBI, told a Vacation Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal.
In April, the High Court had directed Mr. Yerra Gangi Reddy to surrender before the CBI on May 5. However, the same order also directed that he should be released on bail on July 1.
