Vijayawada court closes APSSDC case against N. Chandrababu Naidu and other accused

The Hindu
The Hindu
4h ago
A Vijayawada court accepted an A.P.-CID final report and closed the APSSDC case against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other accused as a “mistake of fact.”
Vijayawada court closes APSSDC case against N. Chandrababu Naidu and other accused
A What happened
A court in Vijayawada approved an A.P.-CID petition to close the APSSDC case against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other accused. The ACB court’s January 12 order accepted the CID final report in Cr No 29/2021 and closed proceedings as “MISTAKE OF FACT” against all accused. Naidu was arrested by the CID on September 9, 2023, when he was Leader of Opposition, and was lodged in Rajamahendravaram Central prison for nearly 50 days before getting bail. YSRCP leader Sake Sailajanath condemned the closure and said YSRCP would continue a legal fight against it.
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Key insights

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    Court accepted CID position that the case registration was a factual error: The ACB court accepted the CID final report and closed the proceedings as a “MISTAKE OF FACT” against all accused.

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    YSRCP challenged the closure as an institutional and legal issue: Sake Sailajanath called the closure unconstitutional and appealed to the Governor and the High Court to intervene, while stating YSRCP would continue its legal fight.

Takeaways

The APSSDC case in Cr No 29/2021 has been closed by the Vijayawada ACB court as a “mistake of fact,” and YSRCP leaders have said they will contest the closure.

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