Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued an interim order staying further action against YSR Congress president and former CM, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, and others in a case booked against them at Pulivendula town police station on November 1.
A single-judge bench of Justice Y Lakshmana Rao heard the quash petition filed by Jagan Reddy here on Tuesday, seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him.
Petitioner’s counsel Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy argued that violation of model code of conduct would fall into the purview of election laws and could not be attributed to criminal laws. He submitted that staging dharna without permission was a violation of the poll code and the state election commission had to initiate action as per norms.
However, the public prosecutor on behalf of the police, Menda Lakshminarayana, argued that Jagan Reddy and others staged dharna without having permission and obstructed the election officials and the police in the discharge of their duties.
After hearing both the parties, the court ordered that no further action be taken in the case booked at Pulivendula town police station.
Notably, on November 1, Jagan Reddy, Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy and others staged a stir at the office of Pulivendula returning officer to express their protest over alleged electoral malpractices. In this connection, a complaint was lodged by the mandal education officer CM Rafik Khan and another person at the Puliendula twin police station against Jagan Reddy and 80 others; and a case was booked on the same day.
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