Raghu
Ramakrishna Raju is a Lok Sabha MP from Narasapuram parliamentary constituency
in Andhra Pradesh. It is alleged that he is involved in acts of spreading
hatred in communities with hate speeches and promoting dissatisfaction against
the government.
The
Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to the rebel MP of YSR Congress, K Raghu
Ramakrishna Raju, who was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in a sedition
case registered against him. A vacation bench of Justice Vineet Saran and
Justice BR Gavai referred to receiving Raju's medical report from the Army
Hospital in Secunderabad, saying that there could be no denial that the MP in
custody was ‘ill-treated’.
The
court imposed several bail conditions on Raju, including that he would not give
any statement to the media regarding the case. On May 17, the court ordered MP
Raju to be transferred to the Army Hospital in Secunderabad in the immediate
neighboring state of Telangana for medical examination and to keep him admitted
there until further orders.
Raju
is a Lok Sabha MP from Narasapuram parliamentary constituency in Andhra
Pradesh. He has alleged that the State Police has registered a case of sedition
against him 'due to political vendetta' as he has been criticizing the 'actions
of his own party'. The bench also directed him to cooperate in the
investigation while granting him bail.
Senior
advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared on behalf of Raju during the hearing
through video conference, said that the detained MP was 'tortured', causing
injuries to him. The bench initially said that the report from the army
hospital said It has been said that Raju has a fracture in his toe. Rohatgi
argued that his accusation of torture is proved by the medical report.
He
said, ‘They are doing this with an MP. Please give them bail and the case of
harassment should be investigated by the CBI’. Arguing that no sedition case is
made against the leader, Rohatgi said that Raju is a sitting MP of the party
and he has also been a critic of the state government and the Chief Minister.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the state, said that Rohatgi
should not make a statement against the chief minister as he is not a party to
the case.
Dave
argued that Raju's plea seeking bail should be dismissed. Referring to his
statements, Dave said that a case of treason is made. Regarding the medical
report, he said that Raju was medically examined on 16 May and there is also an
X-ray report in which there is no injury or fracture.
The
bench was hearing two appeals. One of these was that of Raju, which he filed
against the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, in which the court rejected
his bail and asked him to go to the appropriate forum for relief. In the second
appeal, his son K. Bharata has requested for a medical examination of Raju from
a private hospital.
The
CID, which arrested Raju on various charges including treason on May 15, has
also accused two media houses and “others” in the case. According to the FIR,
he has been charged under sections 124A, 153A, 505 and 120B (conspiracy) of the
Indian Penal Code for alleged offenses.
The
CID has registered the case on its own and alleged, “Raju has not confined
himself to impartial criticism of the government, but has made every effort to
incite hatred, contempt towards her. Not only did he do this through his words,
but he also used facial and hand gestures to incite his supporters to commit
violence. His nature is seditious.”
The
CID also alleged that the MP specifically targeted two communities and tried to
show that the government was favoring both, while trying to spread hatred
against them.
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Dr.
Deepak Miglani
Email
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