However, the petitioners have now asserted that a fair trial in these cases would not be possible in Telangana since the prime accused Revanth Reddy is presently the Chief Minister of the State as well as its Home Minister.
As such, the Directorate of Prosecution of the ACB is now “answerable and directly under the control” of Reddy, the plea states.
It is also highlighted that Reddy presently has “88 pending cases” against him before various courts in Telangana which, the petition says, “clearly indicates that he has a rich criminal background.”
The petitioners further claim that Reddy has threatened senior police officers in Telangana on many occasions and is more than capable of transferring sincere police officials to ensure that the corruption case against him ends in an acquittal.
Moreover, the accused persons have tried to file several applications over the years on one pretext or the other to delay the trial in the 2015 case, it was claimed.
Source: Barandbench
