The Andhra Pradesh High Court today stayed the investigation into the FIR registered against former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu..Appearing for Naidu, Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra urged the Court to direct the State Police to refrain from taking further action against Naidu, including arrest, as the ruling party has filed the case for political revenge..The High Court agreed to impose a stay on the proceedings for four weeks. While doing so, it asked the CID to show evidence in the case against Naidu and former AP Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana..CID officials were asked what they found during the preliminary investigation. They replied that they could not provide details at such an early stage of the investigation..Naidu and Narayana have been charged with offences under Sections 166 (public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person), 167 (public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury), 217 (public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code along with provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977.The FIR was registered on March 13 based on a complaint filed by Mangalagiri MLA Alla Rama Krishna Reddy. .A notice was sent to Naidu on March 15 asking him to appear in person before the CID office for interrogation. .Story to be updated.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court today stayed the investigation into the FIR registered against former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu..Appearing for Naidu, Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra urged the Court to direct the State Police to refrain from taking further action against Naidu, including arrest, as the ruling party has filed the case for political revenge..The High Court agreed to impose a stay on the proceedings for four weeks. While doing so, it asked the CID to show evidence in the case against Naidu and former AP Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana..CID officials were asked what they found during the preliminary investigation. They replied that they could not provide details at such an early stage of the investigation..Naidu and Narayana have been charged with offences under Sections 166 (public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person), 167 (public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury), 217 (public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code along with provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977.The FIR was registered on March 13 based on a complaint filed by Mangalagiri MLA Alla Rama Krishna Reddy. .A notice was sent to Naidu on March 15 asking him to appear in person before the CID office for interrogation. .Story to be updated.
