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HYDERABAD
Leader of the Opposition successful the Assembly and erstwhile Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has termed pasting of the announcement connected the compound partition of his location astatine Nandinagar present for his introspection arsenic a witnesser successful the phone-tapping lawsuit determination arsenic illegal.
In a six-page elaborate missive addressed to the investigating serviceman and the ACP of Jubilee Hills P. Venkatagiri, Mr. Rao wrote: “The missive pasted connected the compound partition of Nandinagar location is nary announcement successful the oculus of the instrumentality and is amerciable arsenic the aforesaid is contrary to the provisions of Section 62 of the Cr.P.C., the Supreme Court judgement successful the Satender Kumar Antil lawsuit and Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution”.
Further, helium stated that arsenic per the provisions of Section 160 of Cr.P.C. and arsenic interpreted by assorted High Courts, the IO has nary jurisdiction and authorization to contented announcement to him (KCR) for the intent of signaling his connection successful transportation with transgression fig 243 of 2024. As per the proviso to Section 160 (2) of the Cr.P.C., the IO is work bound to grounds his connection astatine his spot of residing - Erravelli successful Markook mandal of Siddipet territory and nary different place.
Notwithstanding the ineligible position, “I being a erstwhile CM of Telangana and contiguous Leader of the Opposition successful the Legislative Assembly and besides arsenic a liable national of the country, successful bid to assistance the section successful the probe of the said crime, I would beryllium disposable for my introspection astatine 3 p.m. connected February 1 (Sunday) astatine Nandinagar residence arsenic you are keen to grounds my connection determination only,” Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao said successful the letter.
He stated that successful effect to his missive dated January 29, immoderate persons whose individuality is not known look to person pasted a missive alleged to beryllium nether the IO’s signature connected the compound partition of his Nandinagar location astir 9 p.m. connected Friday. “If the missive is sent by you and it is paster connected the partition arsenic per your instructions, I instrumentality beardown objection to the aforesaid and it indicates that you person nary respect to the Constitution, the instrumentality and Supreme Court judgements,” Mr. Rao said successful his missive to Mr. Venkatagiri.
