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CBI judge in Hyderabad suspended on Rs.5
crore bribe charge
Friday June 01, 2012 03:19:42 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Andhra
Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur has suspended a
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge on corruption
charges and ordered an inquiry against him, officials here said.
First Additional CBI Judge T. Pattabhi Ramarao allegedly received
Rs.5 crore for granting bail to former Karnataka minister Gali
Janardhan Reddy, the key accused in Obulapuram Mining Company
(OMC) illegal mining case.
Ramarao had granted bail to Reddy May 12. The mining baron,
however, remained in Bangalore jail in another illegal mining
case.
The high court chief justice took action against the judge
Thursday after the CBI lodged a complaint with him, according to
officials.
The CBI reportedly found that the bribe money was stashed in bank
lockers of the judge's kin.
The investigating agency has asked the concerned banks not to
allow the judge or his kin access to the lockers.
The high court has asked the suspended judge not to leave
Hyderabad without informing it.
The chief justice also ordered a probe by the legal department and
the anti-corruption cell.
CBI Court Principal Judge A. Pullaiah has been given additional
charge of the first additional CBI judge.
Ramarao granted bail to Janardhana Reddy while presiding over the
second additional CBI court in the absence of the regular judge.
There was only one CBI court in Hyderabad till last month. Three
additional courts were formed to deal with the increasing number
of cases. Justice B. Nagamurthi Sharma, who was the judge of the
special CBI court, was appointed second additional CBI judge.
The OMC case was transferred to CBI principal court. However,
Janardhana Reddy requested that since Nagamurthi Sharma had been
hearing the case all along, the case be transferred to him. As
Sharma was on leave, Ramarao heard Reddy's bail plea and granted
him the bail.
The mining baron was arrested by the CBI Sep 5 last year in a case
of illegal mining by his Obulapuram Mining Company in Anantapur
district of Andhra Pradesh. He was lodged in Chanchalguda Central
Jail, Hyderabad, but was last month shifted to Bangalore in
connection with another case.
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