A special court today adjourned the hearing on the anticipatory bail applications of former Karnataka Chief Minister, B S Yeddyurappa and his kins to May 29. Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his kins apprehended arrest in an illegal mining case, after the CBI opposed their pleas.
The investigating agency opposed the the applications filed by Yeddyurappa and others, came up for hearing before the CBI court, on the ground that granting the relief would hamper its ongoing investigations.
The CBI in its objections also informed the court that it was investigating the matter under Supreme Court direction and also moved another application seeking orders that all the accused be present before the court during the hearings. Judge Venkat Sudarshan directed Yeddyurappa's counsel to file his objections and adjourned the hearing to May 29.
Besides Yeddyurappa, his sons B Y Raghavendra, MP, and B Y Vijendra and Son-in-law Sohan Kumar have sought anticipatory bail apprehending arrest by CBI in the wake of the agency filing an FIR against them and raiding their houses on May 16.