Agni Sridhar gets Anticipatory bail

Sridhar had appealed to 53rd sessions court seeking for anticipatory bail. Sridhar had allegations of possessing illegal weapons. The trial was conducted on Friday, February 10.  

 

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CH Hanumantha Rao, advocate of Sridhar told that the police took search warrant from the court alleging that Sridhar has sheltered accused Rohit, who had threatened Kadabagere Srinivas. But after thorough search the police did not find Rohit, neither could they trace any evidence of Sridhar being involved with the case.

 

“Thus the very intention of obtaining search warrant from the court is false and baseless. They thought that it’d be an embarrassment for them if they go empty handed. Hence they arrested Sridhar and his associate Bacchan and filed false complaints against them” CH Hanumantharaya said.

 

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In the trial Hanumantharaya argued that the weapons that were confiscated in Sridhar’s house belonged to a security agency. He said that Sridhar had appointed security guards from a security agency for the protection of his friend Bacchan and his family.

 

Defending his client Hanumantharaya said that Sridhar has stayed aloof from criminal activities since 19 years and he is shocked by the false allegations and baseless cases of police. He pleaded for a bail since his client is admitted in the hospital due to severe chest pain.

 

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The judge Vanamala Ananda Rao considered the plea and granted bail charging ₹ 50 thousand personal bond and a surety. The court also instructed Sridhar to cooperate with the police.