The High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa relating to an alleged land scam, holding no allegation of monetary benefit has been made out in the complaint.
Justice Subhash B. Adi also granted anticipatory bail pleas of Housing Minister Somanna, his wife Shailaja and land owner Lingaraju pertaining to the alleged land irregularities case by Mr. Yeddyurappa.
The court directed all of them to furnish a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakhs each and two sureties each and told them not to tamper with evidences and witnesses or to leave the country without its permission and asked them to cooperate with the investigation agency.
The Judge observed that it is not at all a sudden that the denotification has taken place, even in case of conspiracy there has to be an agreement to do an illegal act.
The court said that there is no allegation of monetary benefit or pecuniary advantage to Yeddyurappa is made out in the complaint and however if there is a possibility of geeting the accused arrested with an intention to lower the image of the accused then it would be dangerous.
Complainant Krishnareddy, a Software Engineer, had alleged that Mr. Somanna had secured denotification of 22 guntas of land in Nagadevanahalli in Kangeri Hobli for an educational institution run by his wife violating rules when Mr. Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister.
After the Lokayukta Court took cognisance of the complaint, all the four had moved High Court for anticipatory bail.
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