Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Judicial custody extended till June 25

Deepali Kalia

Judicial remand of Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party(YSRCP) rebel MP has been extended by the Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) Court till June 25 in the sedition case.

The judicial remand was extended as Raju had not signed the bail bond and other documents.

The rebel YSRCP MP was apprehended on the allegation that he had acted in a way which was detrimental to the prestige of the State government. Raju had accused the State of many things including Corruption. 

“On May 28, the accused furnished two securities of Rs. 1, 00,000 each as ordered by the Apex Court, the same was accepted by this Court. On the same day, this Court forwarded the bail bond and sureties bond to the District Jail, Guntur to get the signature of the accused thereon with a covering letter. On June 10, the Superintendent of District Jail addressed a letter to this Court by returning the bail bond and sureties bond without obtaining the signature of the accused on the bail bond,” the Court order stated.

The order further read that, “Thus when the Superintendent of District Jail has failed to get the signature of the accused on bail bond and simply returned the same to this Court, it may be treated as the accused is not released from judicial custody until then the accused should sign on the bail bond and shall get the release order from this Court as to the remand warrant is still pending before the District Jail, Guntur. In that situation it is noted that the accused is not produced from District Jail, Guntur, remand extended till June 25.”

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