Hyderabad, Oct 28 (PTI) The Telangana Excessive Courtroom on Monday restrained the police from taking coercive steps in opposition to Raj Pakala, brother-in-law of BRS working president Ok T Rama Rao, in a case registered in opposition to him following a raid at his farmhouse close to right here.
After listening to the petition filed by Raj Pakala in opposition to the discover issued by police asking him to seem earlier than them on Monday, the court docket directed him to seem earlier than it inside two days and cooperate with the investigation.
“The respondents No.3 and 4 (police) are directed to not take any coercive steps in opposition to the petitioner, topic to the situation of the petitioner responding to the discover underneath Part 35 (3) BNSS. The petitioner is given two days time to reply to the discover underneath Part 35(3) of BNSS with liberty to take help of his counsel,” the court docket stated within the order.
The police raided the farmhouse of Pakala and registered a case on October 27 in opposition to him and one other particular person, who examined optimistic for cocaine on the occasion organised there.
Raj Pakala’s counsel contended that the case was registered to tarnish his picture, for extraneous issues and to focus on the relations of the brother-in-law of the petitioner.
Not too long ago, Raj Pakala had moved into his new residence in Janwada and hosted a home warming ceremony for his shut pals and kin on October 26, the counsel submitted.
Alcohol was served, however no intoxicating or narcotic substance as alleged by police, the petitioner claimed.
Going by the contents of the FIR, M Vijay, who was one of many visitors on the occasion, was allegedly discovered to have consumed cocaine and his urine pattern examined optimistic, he stated.
The Extra Advocate Common stated there isn’t any apprehension for the arrest of the petitioner. The allegation that there’s a political motive for registration of the FIR is inaccurate. The police have acted in accordance with regulation, he informed the court docket.
The court docket posted the matter to November 25.
In response to police, following enter {that a} occasion was happening on the farmhouse in Janwada, with “medication and liquor unauthorisedly”, a crew of Cyberabad Police and Excise officers raided the place on October 26 evening.
Raj Pakala hosted the occasion and since he didn’t receive an Excise license, a case was registered in opposition to him underneath related sections of the Excise Act.
The incident kicked up a row with the ruling Congress and the BRS buying and selling costs.
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