AP COP: DID NOT INTERFERE IN JUDICIAL PROCESS

Within a few hours, the CID court asked the police to get his injuries examined by the board and a team of doctors of Ramesh Hospitals. The apex court finally gave a direction to the Army Hospital, Secunderabad to examine and submit a report.

“Except for opposing the examination and treatment at Ramesh Hospitals, which itself is facing several criminal charges, the government did not interfere with the judicial process,” a senior police official stressed.

The SC took up two petitions — one filed by Raju himself on medical examination and another by his son Bharat Raju challenging the HC’s rejection of bail to his father. Senior counsels Mukul Rohtagi and Dushyant Dave represented Raju and the state government respectively. At one stage, the bench adjourned the proceedings and sought the opinion of the Centre.

While Raju’s counsel wanted the medical examination done at the AIIMS, New Delhi, the AP government suggested the AIIMS, Mangalagiri, or the Manipal Hospital in Guntur. The SC bench decided to entrust the task to the Army Hospital, Secunderabad. On bail, the court directed the state to file counters and posted the case to Friday. The apex court also said Raju could be admitted to the Army Hospital and kept there for medical care until further orders. The hospitalization will be considered as part of judicial remand and expenses of treatment, if any, shall be borne by the MP, the bench said. It also ordered that the Y category security would escort Raju till the hospital and need not be present during the medical examination.

● THE SC took up two petitions — one filed by Raju himself on medical examination and another by his son Bharat Raju challenging the HC’s rejection of bail to his father. Senior counsels Mukul Rohtagi and Dushyant Dave represented Raju and the state government respectively.