Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Telangana BSP Leader Vatti Janaiah Yadav from Certain Arrest

The Supreme Court made its decision on November 5 temporary protection given Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Vatti Janaiah Yadav Absolute against arrest in connection with the 2023 FIR regarding forcible removal of fish weighing 5 tonnes from the pond.

Although Yadav had approached the Court seeking protection from arrest for alleged criminal prosecution by the then Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by the Government in Telangana after Yadav’s political switch from BRS to BSP, the matter took a U-turn when the Court ruled that did: That the Government of Telangana failed to properly assist the Court.

a bench Judges Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti He requested it on October 1 The indictment had specific filing dates but the Telangana State lawyer could not provide this information. Court expressed was surprised by this lack of information and Director General of Police (DGP) due to lack of communication between the prosecution and Government counsel.

Court on October 4 directed The DGP, Telangana, will make a representation on regulation of communication and bridging of loopholes in access to information regarding criminal cases between the Telangana State Counsel and the Prosecutor’s Office on court-related matters. It was stated that there was a “recurrent” phenomenon witnessed in the State of Telangana where there was frequent miscommunication between the prosecution and the Telangana Government Counsel regarding information on criminal cases.

The DGP appeared virtually and stated that there was a fault in the police officers’ failure to mention the dates in the criminal complaint and informed the Court that a case would be filed against the concerned officer responsible for this lapse of time.

Telangana’s counsel informed the Court that two affidavits have been submitted containing details including the dates of the chargesheets filed pursuant to the October 1 order. The lawyer also apologized to the Court and stated that there was a miscommunication and that the same situation would not happen again.

The court noted that based on the assurances, the declaration of compliance was filed on November 5 and the circulars issued by the DGP Telangana showed that steps were taken to coordinate the directions in criminal cases with the concerned Advocates in the High Court. . In order to deliver instruction effectively, formats suitable for instruction are also created.

The court added that the impact of the circulars issued by the DGP and therefore listed after three months needs to be assessed.

Case Details: VATTI JANAIAH – STATE OF TELANGANA | Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 12098/2023

Appearing: Advocate Vinay P Tripathi (Petitioner) and Advocate Devina Sehgal (on behalf of the State of Telangana)

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