LIVE UPDATES : YSRCP MP Krishna Raju's Bail Hearing In Supreme Court

Bench: We will just take a health break for five minutes. Give us the dates and the Bench.

Giri: The HC had directed for the Petitioner to be examined in a State hospital. Then the SC directed him to be taken to Army hospital. The HC found that yesterday and issued suo moto contempt. Kindly stay that.

Sr. Adv. V. Giri for State: If your lordships are granting bail, there should be a condition that there should be a cessation of all these interviews. The atmosphere is already surcharged and it shouldn’t be spoiled further.

Rohatgi: How can he say that report of 17 changes into report of 18 ? And that travelling in car fractures his foot ?

Dave: Not foot. Second toe.

Rohatgi: All right, second toe. Either grant me bail and direct for CBI or I will approach the matter with other remedies.

Rohatgi reads out how Raju appealed to the CM to be human.

Rohatgi: This is how it goes on. It’s a case of State-sponsored terrorism. Mr. Dave constantly talks of human rights and fundamental rights.

Bench: Lawyers are entitled to change their views.

Rohatgi continues reading out the statements from the Reply affidavit.

Rohatgi: I can show you one paragraph. Check the Reply affidavit. Not more than one minute. Kindly see this. It was not liked by the Ministers.

Rohatgi reads out the statements on “Congress gundas” and how they must be brought before the Court.

Rohatgi: They were convicted by the Trial and HC. This is the law. Unfortunately no one reads it.

Rohatgi: The police that has brought this case does not know what is sedition. Look at Kedar Nath. It is probably the first judgment. Outspoken criticism is a far cry from sedition.

Rohatgi: Mine is after the HC refused to give remedy. Mine is not under 32. Now coming to alternative remedy, the HC did not entertain me and I have no remedy now. Not to entertain is a violation.