Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, prime accused in the quid pro quo investments case, has requested the Principal Special Court for CBI Cases here to take up joint trial of all aspects on which different charge-sheets were filed since the charges in all the documents are of the same nature.
Arguing on behalf of Jagan, senior Supreme Court counsel Sushil Kumar submitted to the court on Monday that separate trials in different aspects of the case would be prejudiced against his client. The investigating agency had left several shortcomings in the probe.
If these were pointed out during the trial in one aspect, the CBI would take precautions on addressing them in the next charge-sheets, he said.
Citing an example, the senior counsel pointed out that the CBI had not charged Jagan with “criminal misconduct by a public servant” under Section 13 (1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and thus there was no case against him under the Act.
On a petition filed by second accused V. Vijay Sai Reddy, Mr. Sushil Kumar said his client was not a public servant and there was no quid pro quo charge against the Jagati
Publications aspect of the case in which the CBI had charged him that he was the brain behind showing the inflated valuation of the company.
Case posted to June 5
When his client was not a public servant and there were no charges of quid pro quo against him there was no case at all against him in this particular aspect of the case and he be discharged of all charges levelled by the investigating agency, the counsel said.
The judge posted the case to June 5 for further hearing. The court also extended the judicial remand of all accused in the quid pro quo investments against Jagan, illegal mining case against Obulapuram Mining Company and land deal scam case against Emaar Properties to June 17.
