Bail Matter: Setback to Mithun Reddy in SC

Rajampet MP Mithun Reddy got a shocker. His petition in Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail has been struck down. It directed him to approach AP High Court for bail.

In the past, Supreme Court set aside the decision to deny anticipatory bail by the AP High Court. After AP government assured that Mithun Reddy wouldn’t be arrested and did not include his name in the accused list, the AP High Court struck down the anticipatory bail petition.

However, now the situation has changed and Mithun Reddy is among the accused. Hence, the Supreme Court directed AP High Court to consider the merits of the case and then give a decision on anticipatory bail. The Supreme Court also struck down the intermediary protection given to Mithun Reddy.

The Supreme Court made it clear that the High Court must take the information provided by investigating agencies into consideration and decide on the anticipatory bail of Mithun Reddy.

It is known that ED has entered the scene in Rs 3200 crore AP liquor scam and the investigations are on.