Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail in AP Liquor Scam
The Supreme Court refused to give two accused men protection from arrest in an Andhra Pradesh liquor case.
The men are D Vasudeva Reddy and Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy.
Both are connected with the AP State Beverages Corporation.
Their lawyers said the men are already in Enforcement Directorate custody.
The lawyers also said a new case was filed against them.
They claimed the new case was meant to trouble them and allow police questioning.
They said the men had not been taken into police custody in the earlier case.
The court dismissed their requests for anticipatory bail.
The Supreme Court dismissed anticipatory bail pleas by D Vasudeva Reddy and Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy.
Both petitioners are former officials linked to the AP State Beverages Corporation.
Their lawyers told the court that both men are currently in Enforcement Directorate custody.
The lawyers alleged that a fresh liquor-scam case was registered to harass them.
They argued the new case was intended to enable police questioning after an earlier case did not.
- Who
- Former AP State Beverages Corporation managing director D Vasudeva Reddy and Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy.
- What
- The Supreme Court dismissed their anticipatory bail pleas in the AP liquor transport scam case.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The matter concerns Andhra Pradesh and was reported from Vijayawada; the court’s location was not specified.
- Why
- The court dismissed the pleas; the petitioners’ lawyers said a fresh case was filed to harass the accused and facilitate police questioning.
Defense Lawyers’ Claims
Case Proceedings
Purpose of the fresh case
Defense Lawyers’ Claims
The petitioners’ lawyers claimed the fresh case was registered to harass their clients and enable police questioning.
Case Proceedings
A fresh case was registered in the liquor transport scam, but the article does not provide the authorities’ stated justification.
Custody and questioning
Defense Lawyers’ Claims
The lawyers argued that the accused were not taken into police custody for questioning while they were in judicial custody in the first case.
Case Proceedings
The petitioners were stated to be in Enforcement Directorate custody when the bail pleas were heard, while the article says police sought custody in the fresh case.
- Case
- AP liquor transport scam
- Court action
- Anticipatory bail pleas dismissed
- Petitioners
- D Vasudeva Reddy and Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy
- Current custody
- Both were stated to be in Enforcement Directorate custody
- Previous case
- The lawyers said the accused were in judicial custody in an earlier case
- Defense claim
- A fresh case was registered to harass the petitioners and take them into police custody
- Location mentioned
- Vijayawada