The former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, appeared for the first time in Special Lokayukta Court on Monday after the Karnataka High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea earlier this day. Though he had been asked to be present before the court on Saturday, he sought exemption on health grounds.
Mr. Yeddyurappa filed a bail plea before the court, along with other accused, including his sons B.Y Raghavendra, MP and B.Y Vijayendra; son-in-law R.N Sohan Kumar; and the former Muzrai, S.N Krishnaiah Shetty. The court is proposed to hear his bail plea on September 7.
Mr. Yeddyurappa became the first former Chief Minister ever to appear before this court in a corruption case.
Legal activists Sirajin Bhasha and K.N Balraj ahs summoned Yeddyurappa and six others in connection with two cases, involving six instances of alleged land grab and misuse of power. The two had filed cases of sorruption against Yeddyurappa and his kin and associates.
The Karnataka High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in one of the cases of land denotification that had allegedly resulted in pecuniary benefits to his family members.
Justice L. Narayana Swamy said that even though no further investigation was required in the particular case (related to three instances of land denotification at three locations in Bangalore). The court noted that the "same government" even after Mr. Yeddyurappa demitted office as Chief Minister, is in power.
It said that a large number of witnesses, according to the complainant in this case, are government servants including IAS officials, working in various capacities.
The High Court also refused to accept Mr. Yeddyurappa's argument that the Special Lokayukta Court had already formed an opinion against him, hence he did not approach the court for availing anticipatory bail.
The High Court examined the Governor's sanction and the three instances of de-notification mentioned herein the complaint and found that it cannot be in any way termed mechanical or malafide sanction accorded by the Governor and stated that there is no prima facie case against the petitioner.
Meanwhile, Mr. Yeddyurappa had withdrawn his petition filed in the High Court challenging his indictment by the Lokayukta on the charge that he had received illegal gratification from a mining firm.
News Reported by AR newsvision
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