Former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s quest for a relief in the skill development scam case has ended in despair once again as the ACB Special Court here dismissed his bail petition on Monday. However, the judge, B.S.V. Himabindu, also turned down the CID’s plea to allow it to take him into custody for an additional five days to extract more information on his role in the scam.
Mr. Naidu can seek remedy against the dismissal of his bail plea by challenging the ACB Court judgment in the High Court (HC).
The SLP which he filed in the Supreme Court for quashing the CID FIR and the consequential ACB Court remand order in the skill case is being heard by Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M. Trivedi. Arguments in the apex court on Monday revolved around the applicability of Section 17-A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Mr. Naidu is in the Rajamahendravaram central jail on judicial remand which has been extended till October 19.
