Court reserves bail for Kodi Kathi Srinu

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday, reserved its orders on bail petition of Janipalli Srinivas (Kodi Kathi Srinu), accused in the 2018 knife attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. A division bench of Justice Durga Prasad Rao and Justice Kiranmayee Mandava reserved the orders on the petition by the accused, who has been in jail for more than five years.
Srinu approached the High Court to release him on bail by setting aside the orders of the Special Judge for Trial of NIA Cases, Visakhapatnam, who said Srinu was not entitled to bail because of the provisions of Section 6A (b) of Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety Civil Aviation Act of 1982.
Srinu’s counsel Saleem contended that Srinu is eligible for bail as he had been in jail for five years. The court was also informed that there is no progress in the trial as YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is not appearing before the trial court for recording his statement. After hearing the arguments of both Additional Solicitor General on behalf of NIA and Srinu’s lawyer, the court reserved the orders.