HC reserves order in Revanth Reddy’s plea to quash criminal case proceedings

Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya of Telagnana High Court on Friday reserved orders in a criminal petition filed by Telagnana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy seeking to quash a case registered against him under the Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.

The case was registered by Gachchibowli police of Cyberabad against Revanth Reddy in 2019 following a complaint lodged by one N. Peddi Raju alleging that Mr. Reddy and others abused him in the name of his caste. Mr. Revanth Reddy was the third accused in the case. He was MP of Malkajgiri then. His sibling and another person were the first and second accused in the same case.

Public Prosecutor Palle Nagesshwara Rao, presenting contentions before the bench, said that none of the eight witnesses summoned by the investigating officer deposed evidence that Mr. Revanth Reddy was present when the alleged offence (abusing in the name of caste) was committed. The case was pending for trial before the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under the POA against SCs and STs Act-cum-VII Additional District Sessions Judge of Ranga Reddy at L.B. Nagar.

Mr. Revanth Reddy filed the criminal petition seeking a direction to quash the proceedings of the case.