Hyderabad: The High Court on Friday granted respite to AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu by staying the order passed by the principal special judge for Anti-Corruption Bureau cases in the cash-for-vote scam. The principal special judge had ordered the Telangana state ACB to investigate a fresh complaint filed by YSRC MLA Alla Ramakrishna Reddy.
Justice Raja Elango, while dealing with a petition moved by Mr Naidu seeking to quash the principal special judge’s order, asked whether the YSRC MLA could intervene in the case before the ACB court.
“When a complaint is received by a magistrate under Section 200 of CrPC, can the magistrate order a probe under Section 156 (3) of the CrPC,” the judge asked. Does a magistrate have the power to order a probe in a case wherein investigation has already been completed and chargesheet filed, he asked.
The judge said since the issue had raised several questions of law, it would be proper to grant interim stay so that the court could examine the questions.
