Criminal Appeal No. 2012 of 2011 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7805/2011). Case: 1. Byrraju Ramaa Raju, 2. Vadlamani Srinivas, 3. Byrraju Ramalinga Raju Vs State through The Central Bureau of Investigation, [Alongwith Criminal Appeal No. 2013 of 2011 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7907/2011) and Criminal Appeal No. 2014 of 2011 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7954/2011)]. Supreme Court (India)
| Case Number | Criminal Appeal No. 2012 of 2011 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7805/2011) |
| Judges | Dalveer Bhandari and Dipak Misra, JJ. |
| Issue | Criminal P.C. (2 of 1974) - Section 439 |
| Citation | 2011 (13) SCALE 74, 2012 (1) SCC 576, AIR 2012 SC 505, 2012 CriLJ 987, 2012 (1) UC 327 |
| Judgement Date | November 04, 2011 |
| Court | Supreme Court (India) |
Order:
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Leave granted in all the matters.
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In these cases, bail was granted by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 20th August, 2010. Against that order, appeals were filed before this Court by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Hyderabad. This Court by order dated 26th October, 2010, cancelled the bail granted by the High Court and requested the Trial Court to conclude the trial of these cases on or before 31st July, 2011. In pursunace to the directions of this Court, the Trial Court has examined 226 prosecution witnesses. Examination-in-Chief of 15 Investigating Officers is complete, out of them, 8 Investigating Officers have been fully cross-examined and the remaining Investigating Officers have to be cross-examined.
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We have heard the learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the Appellants and the learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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Admittedly, the accused Appellants have already undergone actual sentence of two years and eight months.
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In pursuance to the directions of this Court, the Appellants have filed affidavits before this Court stating therein that they would not examine the witnesses given up by the prosecution. Learned counsel appearing for the parties submitted that the parties have cooperated with the Trial Court and they would continue to do so. They have further undertaken to strictly adhere to the time schedule fixed by the Trial Court.
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We once again request the Trial Court to ensure that the trial of these cases is completed as expeditiously as possible.
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We have carefully...
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