The Supreme Court on Friday (October 20) directed the Andhra Pradesh Police not to arrest TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the FibreNet case till it’s verdict is out on the plea in the Skill Development scam case.
A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi listed the anticipatory bail of Naidu in the FibreNet Case for listening to on November 9.
“Let the earlier understanding continue,” the bench advised the Andhra Pradesh Police.
The bench was referring to the Andhra Pradesh Police’s assertion on October 13 when it had mentioned that police will not take Naidu into custody.
Justice Bose mentioned that it will be acceptable if the courtroom takes up the moment plea of Naidu after the verdict is delivered because the order is reserved on one other plea.
What did the legal professionals argue?
Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, showing for Naidu, mentioned that the Andhra Pradesh Police is trying to take him into custody in the FibreNet case regardless of him already being in custody in the Skill Development scam case.
Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, representing the Andhra Pradesh authorities, mentioned that it’ll search search permission of the courtroom for custodial interrogation of Naidu in the FibreNet case as he’s already in judicial custody in one other case.
He mentioned that the state has no downside in awaiting the judgement of the courtroom.
The bench mentioned, “Let the earlier understanding continue” and adjourned the matter.
Naidu’s arrest in Skill Development Corporation scam case
The Andhra Pradesh Police, on October 13, advised the Supreme Court that it’ll not arrest the TDP chief in the FiberNet case till October 18 as his petition associated to the Skill Development Corporation scam is pending in the courtroom.
The FiberNet case relates to alleged tender manipulation in allotting a piece order underneath Phase-1 of the AP FiberNet Project involving Rs 330 crore to a favoured firm.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Andhra Pradesh Police has alleged irregularities in the venture proper from awarding the tender to completion of the work, inflicting an enormous loss to the state exchequer.
Naidu was arrested on September 9 for allegedly misappropriating funds from the Skill Development Corporation when he was the chief minister in 2015.
(With PTI inputs)
