Supreme Court transfers the murder trial of former AP minister YS Vivekananda Reddy to Special CBI court Hyderabad
The Supreme Court has transferred the murder trial of former AP Minister YS Vivekananda Reddy from Andhra Pradesh to Special CBI Court Hyderabad after the wife and daughter of the deceased raised apprehensions regarding derailment of fair trial .
A bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice MM Sundresh while hearing a petition filed by the daughter of Vivekananda Reddy, Suneetha Narreddy,orderd the transfer of the trial.
It is important to note that Suneetha Narreddy, is the the cousin of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy
The wife of Vivekananda Reddy, who was brutally stabbed to death at his residence in Pulivendula, Kadapa district in March 2019, was the co-petitioner in the case.
The bench pronounced the operative portion of the order as follows : “Considering the facts and circumstances, it cannot be said that the apprehension on the part of the petitioners, being daughter and wife of the deceased, that there may not be fair trial and there may not be independent and fair investigation investigation with respect to further investigation on larger conspiracy and destruction of evidence at the scene of the crime, is imaginary and/or has no substance at all. The petitioner being daughter and wife of the deceased have a fundamental right to get just as victim and they have legitimate expectation that the criminal trial is conducted in a fair manner…
Under the circumstances, we are of the opinion that this is a case to transfer the trial and other investigation on larger conspiracy and destruction of evidence, by a State other than the State of Andhra Pradesh. As the settled position of law, Justice is not only to be done, but also seen to have been done…Free and fair trial is sine qua non of Article 21…If the trial is not free and fair then the judicial system would be at stake affecting the confidence of the public in the system. At the same time looking into the large number of witnesses to be examined during the trial and no hardship is caused to those witnesses, we are of the opinion that the trial be transferred to CBI Special Court Hyderabad.
All relevant papers, chargesheet and supplementary chargesheet to be transferred to CBI Court Hyderabad. CBI is directed to complete the further inves investigation on the larger conspiracy and destruction of evidence…at the earliest. It must be done independently and in an unbiased manner. WP allow
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