Illegal mining case: CBI seeks jail for former minister Sabitha Indra Reddy
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Hyderabad: The CBI, which investigated the case related to illegal mining of iron ore at
Andhra Pradesh
and Karnataka border, on Wednesday approached the Telangana high court urging it to set aside the acquittal order passed by the CBI court in Hyderabad.
The CBI court had acquitted former AP minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and former secretary of AP industries and mines department B Kripanandam.
The CBI's appeal — seeking conviction of both the public servants — came up before Justice B Vijaysen Reddy who recused from hearing the case because he happened to argue on behalf of one of the accused in the case in the past. The case will come up before another bench on Aug 18.
The CBI appeal urged the high court to sustain its case filed against Sabitha and Kripanandam under IPC sections 120-B, read with 409 and under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.
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The CBI court last month convicted Karnataka legislator Gali Janardhan Reddy, Obulapuram mining company director BV Srinivas Reddy and others for the illegal mining activity they carried out. They challenged the conviction and the HC admitted their criminal appeals and posted them for final hearing while staying the conviction as an interim measure.
The CBI in its appeal before the high court said that the CBI court had made observations that were contrary to each other. The trial court order at one place says that there was criminal misconduct on the part of Sabitha and Kripanandam, and at the same time, observes at another para that malafides cannot be attributed to their conduct. The trial court failed to see the ample evidence placed by the CBI to prove the guilt of the duo, the central agency said.
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