Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court today dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) BV Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining case.
The court agreed with the CBI's argument that if released on bail, the accused could influence the witnesses and hamper the probe.
The mining baron and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy had approached the court after their petitions were dismissed by the trial court.
The duo was arrested by the CBI from their home town Bellary in Karnataka in September 2011 on allegations of illegal mining of iron ore in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh by Mr Reddy's company.
Janardhana Reddy is also an accused in cash for bail scam. He is accused of bribing a judge of the CBI court to get bail in the illegal mining case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh last year arrested the judge, his son and several others in the sensational case.
The court agreed with the CBI's argument that if released on bail, the accused could influence the witnesses and hamper the probe.
The mining baron and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy had approached the court after their petitions were dismissed by the trial court.
Janardhana Reddy is also an accused in cash for bail scam. He is accused of bribing a judge of the CBI court to get bail in the illegal mining case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh last year arrested the judge, his son and several others in the sensational case.
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