Telangana High Court Permits Lawyer's Attendance During KTR's ACB Interrogation
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Hyderabad, Jan 8 (NationPress) The Telangana High Court on Wednesday permitted the attendance of a lawyer for K. T. Rama Rao, the working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), during his interrogation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) concerning the Formula-E race matter.
The court specified that a lawyer may be present at a visible distance from the accused throughout the questioning process.
The former minister was instructed to provide the names of three lawyers, with one of them being authorized to attend the interrogation.
KTR had filed an urgent motion petition in the High Court, requesting orders for the ACB to permit his lawyer to attend during the questioning.
During the proceedings, KTR's attorney, Prabhakar Rao, referenced instances where lawyers were permitted to be present during interrogations.
In opposition, Additional Advocate General T. Rajinikanth Reddy represented the ACB and contested KTR's appeal.
KTR is set to appear before the ACB on Thursday, January 9.
The ACB is investigating alleged financial misconduct regarding the conduct of the Formula-E race in 2023 while BRS was in governance, having summoned KTR on January 6.
However, KTR left the ACB office after his lawyer was denied entry during the interrogation. He also submitted a letter to the ACB, requesting a delay in his questioning until the Telangana High Court made a ruling on his quash petition.
On the same day, the ACB issued another notice mandating his appearance on January 9.
The High Court dismissed KTR's petition to quash the FIR on Tuesday and declined to issue orders preventing the ACB from arresting him. KTR has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court.
Last month, the ACB filed an FIR against KTR, Arvind Kumar, and former Chief Engineer of HMDA, B. L. N. Reddy, for alleged irregularities in payments made by HMDA to FEO and related entities without following appropriate financial protocols.
This FIR was filed under Sections 13 (1) (A) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, along with Sections 409 and 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code.
