The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday declined to grant interim bail to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation scam case.
The court declined the interim bail as the Supreme Court is also holding a similar position on Naidu’s petition.
Furthermore, the high court is also expected to decide on whether Naidu should be allowed to visit doctors on health grounds.
Meanwhile, the Vijayawada ACB Court extended Naidu’s judicial remand till November 1. The former chief minister was virtually produced in the ACB Court and Judge B S V Hima Bindu enquired about his health. The former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP chief was arrested by the CID on September 9 in connection with the multi-crore skill development scam case, leading to apolitical turmoil in the state with several TDP leaders alleging that the arrest was nothing but a political “witch-hunt” and that Naidu was held on the basis of false allegations.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on a plea filed by Chandrababu Naidu seeking to quash the FIR registered against him in the skill development scam case.
Naidu approached the apex court seeking quashing of FIR and cited Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to challenge his arrest by the Andhra Pradesh police’s CID in skill development scam. He challenged the High Court judgment rejecting his plea for the quashing of FIR. Currently, Naidu is in judicial custody.
Naidu has sought quashing of FIR registered by AP-CID in the alleged Rs 371 crore skill development scam on the ground that the police didn’t obtain prior sanction from the Governor as mandated under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
Meanwhile, TDP workers have been demanding the release of Chandrababu Naidu by venting their outrage across the country through candle marches and rallies.