Andhra Pradesh High Court today adjourned till December 12 hearing on the bail application moved by the former Karnataka minister Janardhan Reddy, theprime accused in the Obulapuram illegal mining case.
The application was heard by Justice NRL Nageshwar Rao. The counsel for CBI, which probed the case, sought time for filing its reply to the plea.
Janardhan Reddy pleaded before the court that the investigation in the case is over and he is entitled for bail.
On December 3, CBI filed a chargesheet in a local court against Janardhan Reddy and four others in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company.
Besides Janardhan Reddy, who owns OMC, other accused in the case include his brother-in-law and OMC Managing Director B.V Srinivas Reddy and former A.P Director of mines and geology V.D. Rajagopal.
The Reddy's who were arrested in September, are currently in judicial custody. The case was filed by the CBI in 2009.
News reported by AR for Newsvision newspaper
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