Judicial custody for Yeddyurappa, former Karnataka Chief Minister.
The Hindu :BANGALORE BUREAU
BANGALORE, October 15, 2011
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The Lokayukta court sent Mr. Yeddyurappa to judicial custody till October 22. File photo
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday surrendered before the Lokayukta court after the court rejected his bail plea and issued an arrest warrant in connection with the corruption cases registered against him for illegally denotifying land in and around Bangalore. The court sent him to judicial custody till October 22.
Earlier, the Special Court judge N.K. Sudheendra Rao also directed the arrest of Mr. Yeddyurappa’s erstwhile cabinet colleague S.N. Krishnaiah Shetty, who started weeping initially, but later collapsed and had to be carried out of dock in the court hall.
Mr. Yeddyurappa was not present in the court when the judge pronounced the order. His lawyers produced a medical certificate stating that he was suffering from a back ache and sought exemption from personal appearance.
The Deputy Superintendent of Lokayukta police Prasanna Raju, who was handed over the arrest warrant against Mr. Yeddyurappa, left the court premises ostensibly to serve it on the former Chief Minister.
The cases against Mr. Yeddyurappa was filed by two advocates Sirajin Basha and N.K. Balaraj in January this year after Governor H.R. Bhardwaj gave them sanction to initiate criminal proceedings against the former Chief Minister and his kin for allegedly denotifying land in and around Bangalore illegally for monetary gains.
While Mr. Yeddyurappa, who is accused number one in one of the cases (156/2011), was denied bail, the fourteen others including his sons Vijayendra and Raghavendra, besides son-in-law Sohan Kumar were granted bail. In another case, both Mr Yeddyurappa and Mr Krishnaiah Shetty, who are accused number one and six respectively, were denied bail while the others were granted bail.
However, while granting bail to Mr. Yeddyurappa’s sons and son-in-law, the court imposed a special condition stipulating that they produce the documents of Davalagiri Property Developers and Bhagat Homes Pvt Limited from the day the operations started till the date of complaint within the next seven days.
The documents to be submitted by them should include the their personal bank account details, financial transactions during the last three years, balance sheets of their companies, financial transactions and bank accounts. If the details are not furnished within seven days as directed by the court, the bail will be cancelled.
Sadananda Gowda cancels Mumbai visit
Meanwhile, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda cancelled his other engagements including a trip to Mumbai and held confabulations with senior party and ministerial colleagues at his residence in Bangalore.
Soon after news trickled about the issue of arrest warrant against Mr. Yeddyurappa, Mr. Gowda held closed door meetings with State Government’s Special Representative in New Delhi Dhananjaya Kumar, Ministers Shobha Karandlaje, R. Ashok, V. Somanna, Lakshman Savadi, C.M. Udasi, C.C. Patil and Narayanaswamy.
Later, Mr Gowda also held discussions with senior police officials including state intelligence chief Gopal Hosur and Commissioner of Bangalore City Police Jyothi Prakash Mirji. “The law and order situation in the City is peaceful”, Mr. Mirji told reporters after the meeting.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday surrendered before the Lokayukta court after the court rejected his bail plea and issued an arrest warrant in connection with the corruption cases registered against him for illegally denotifying land in and around Bangalore. The court sent him to judicial custody till October 22.
Earlier, the Special Court judge N.K. Sudheendra Rao also directed the arrest of Mr. Yeddyurappa’s erstwhile cabinet colleague S.N. Krishnaiah Shetty, who started weeping initially, but later collapsed and had to be carried out of dock in the court hall.
Mr. Yeddyurappa was not present in the court when the judge pronounced the order. His lawyers produced a medical certificate stating that he was suffering from a back ache and sought exemption from personal appearance.
The Deputy Superintendent of Lokayukta police Prasanna Raju, who was handed over the arrest warrant against Mr. Yeddyurappa, left the court premises ostensibly to serve it on the former Chief Minister.
The cases against Mr. Yeddyurappa was filed by two advocates Sirajin Basha and N.K. Balaraj in January this year after Governor H.R. Bhardwaj gave them sanction to initiate criminal proceedings against the former Chief Minister and his kin for allegedly denotifying land in and around Bangalore illegally for monetary gains.
While Mr. Yeddyurappa, who is accused number one in one of the cases (156/2011), was denied bail, the fourteen others including his sons Vijayendra and Raghavendra, besides son-in-law Sohan Kumar were granted bail. In another case, both Mr Yeddyurappa and Mr Krishnaiah Shetty, who are accused number one and six respectively, were denied bail while the others were granted bail.
However, while granting bail to Mr. Yeddyurappa’s sons and son-in-law, the court imposed a special condition stipulating that they produce the documents of Davalagiri Property Developers and Bhagat Homes Pvt Limited from the day the operations started till the date of complaint within the next seven days.
The documents to be submitted by them should include the their personal bank account details, financial transactions during the last three years, balance sheets of their companies, financial transactions and bank accounts. If the details are not furnished within seven days as directed by the court, the bail will be cancelled.
Sadananda Gowda cancels Mumbai visit
Meanwhile, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda cancelled his other engagements including a trip to Mumbai and held confabulations with senior party and ministerial colleagues at his residence in Bangalore.
Soon after news trickled about the issue of arrest warrant against Mr. Yeddyurappa, Mr. Gowda held closed door meetings with State Government’s Special Representative in New Delhi Dhananjaya Kumar, Ministers Shobha Karandlaje, R. Ashok, V. Somanna, Lakshman Savadi, C.M. Udasi, C.C. Patil and Narayanaswamy.
Later, Mr Gowda also held discussions with senior police officials including state intelligence chief Gopal Hosur and Commissioner of Bangalore City Police Jyothi Prakash Mirji. “The law and order situation in the City is peaceful”, Mr. Mirji told reporters after the meeting.
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