BRS MLAs Poachgate: Telangana HC Upholds Single Bench Ruling For CBI Probe

HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday upheld the judgment of a single bench of transferring the probe of the case related to poaching four BRS MLAs to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). On January 4, the Telangana government moved a division bench of the state high court, challenging the judgment of a single-judge bench. 

In its petition, the state government challenged the decision of the single-judge bench dissolving the SIT constituted to probe the alleged attempt to poach the MLAs. It contended that transferring the case to the CBI, which is a central government agency, was tantamount to diluting the entire case.

On December 26, the single-judge bench of the high court headed by Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, acting on a petition filed by BJP state general secretary G Premender Reddy on October 29, ordered the transfer of the alleged poaching case from the SIT to the CBI.

While dissolving the SIT, the judge directed that the SIT hand over all the details of the investigation done so far, along with documents, evidence and witness accounts, to the CBI.

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