The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail petition of suspended IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, the accused in illegal mining case of Obulapuram Mining Company owned by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy.
The apex court while rejecting bail petition directed her to appeal in the CBI Special Court.
The court observed that it could not take any decision at this stage as the CBI has filed chargesheet against Srilakshmi in the case. The apex court also directed the CBI Special Court to take into consideration the High Court orders before sanctioning bail to Srilakshmi.
Though Srilakshmi’s counsel contended that Section 409 (criminal breach of trust) does not apply and she could be released as she had been in judicial remand for more than 60 days, the CBI opposed the same.
The CBI had been opposing bail petition on the grounds that it was yet to complete its investigation and has filed a chargesheet against the IAS officer last month.
–Agencies