Bandi Sanjay arrest: Telangana HC to hear two BJP petitions separately today
Telangana High Court will hear two petitions against the arrest of BJP MP Bandi Sanjay separately today
By Newsmeter Network Published on 6 April 2023 7:00 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court will hear two petitions against the arrest of BJP MP Bandi Sanjay separately today.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji has agreed to hear the WP challenging the remand report against Bandi Sanjay in the alleged SSC paper leak case, at 1 pm today.
Another division bench of Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice Pulla Karthik adjourned the Habeas Corpus petition that was filed by BJP yesterday seeking the release of Bandi Sanjay. The matter will be heard at 2.30 pm today.
It was adjourned on the request of G. Bhaskar Reddy, counsel for the petitioner on the ground that a senior counsel will be appearing in this matter. It is related to the illegality of arrest.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) head and MP who was detained by Warangal Police in the suspected SSC paper leak case were remanded to judicial detention until April 19, sparking enormous protests from his followers across the state.
As a question paper from the Class 10 (SSC) board test surfaced on groups of an instant messaging app, the Lok Sabha MP from Karimnagar seat was taken into preventive custody by a squad of police from his residence and then arrested in a case of malpractice.
