Jagan's bail hearing adjourned to 31 May

Hyderabad: A special court Tuesday adjourned hearing on YSR Congress party leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s bail petition to Thursday in a disproportionate assets case. The CBI court admitted the bail petition for hearing and directed the CBI to file a counter by the next hearing. [caption id=“attachment_324774” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“PTI”] [/caption] The court had Monday dismissed Jagan’s bail plea while sending the member of parliament to judicial custody till 11 June. The YSR Congress Party leader, in his fresh petition, has sought bail on the ground that he wants to campaign for the party in the by-elections. By-elections to one Lok Sabha and 18 assembly seats are scheduled to be held on 12 June. Jagan’s lawyers also sought permission from the Andhra Pradesh High Court to file a petition challenging his arrest. With the vacation bench granting permission, the quash petition would be filed Wednesday. Terming his arrest as illegal, Jagan has alleged that he was arrested only to keep him away from the poll campaign. In another development, the CBI also sought permission to file a petition seeking Jagan’s custody for 14 days. The investigating agency has moved the high court after the CBI court Monday dismissed its petition. The CBI arrested Jagan Sunday night after questioning him for three days. IANS