Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday dismissed a petition to cancel anticipatory bail granted to Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy in YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case. The petition was filed by Shaik Dastagiri, an accused-turned-approver, in the case. Justice K Lakshman had reserved orders on the petition last month.
The High Court also granted full-fledged bail to Avinash Reddy’s father Bhaskar Reddy in the same case. He was earlier granted interim bail on health grounds.
The court, however, refused to grant bail to other accused G Uday Kumar Reddy and Sunil Yadav.
Dastagiri had alleged threats and intimidation by Avinash Reddy’s “henchmen” to “influence” his deposition in favour of the MP.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) also filed a counter to Dastagiri’s petition, with its counsel arguing that Avinash Reddy wielded considerable influence and had managed to sway certain witnesses in the case.
The central agency highlighted several complaints lodged by Dastagiri, alleging threats to himself and his family members, asserting that Avinash Reddy had breached the conditions of his bail.Vivekananda Reddy’s daughter YS Sunitha Reddy too had contested anticipatory bail to Avinash Reddy.