Inner Ring Road case: SC rejects AP Govt appeal to cancel Chandrababu’s anticipatory bail, allows probe
The Supreme Court also said that in case Naidu did not cooperate in the investigation, the State Government would be at liberty to move court for cancellation of bail.
- Andhra Pradesh
NewsTAP Bureau- Updated On:29 Jan 2024 8:11 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of the Andhra Pradesh Government challenging the anticipatory bail granted to TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu in the Amaravati Inner Ring Road scam case.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta dismissed the plea of the State Government which challenged the High Court order of January 10, 2024 giving relief to Naidu.
The bench noted that an appeal in the case arising from the same FIR involving other accused, was already dismissed by the court last year.
The Apex Court said that in view of the earlier order passed by the court, the bench is not inclined to entertain the appeal of the State Government.
The Inner Ring Road scam case pertains to manipulating the master plan of Amaravati capital city, alignment of Inner Ring Road and the seed capital to allegedly offer undue benefits to several companies during Naidu's tenure as the Chief Minister.
The Supreme Court also said that in case Naidu did not cooperate in the investigation, the State Government would be at liberty to move court for cancellation of bail.
