New Delhi, May 31: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of G R Sirish Bharadwaj, estranged younger son-in-law of Prajarajyam president Chiranjeevi, facing a dowry harassment case.
A vacation bench of justices G S Singhvi and Chandramauli Prasad, rejecting the plea of Sirish’s counsel that bail be granted as the two families were seeking an amicable settlement, asked the accused to surrender before the court concerned in Hyderabad.
Srija, the youngest daughter of Chiranjeevi, married Sirish in 2007 amidst high drama against the wishes of her family, so much so that the couple rushed to the Delhi High Court and secured police protection for them. However, four years down the line, the marriage turned out to be a disaster with Srija filing a complaint of dowry harassment against Sirish and his mother.
–Agencies