Supreme Court Grants YSRCP MP Krishnam Raju Time Extension To Furnish Personal Bond Of Rs 1 Lakh In Sedition Case

The Supreme Court today allowed a petition filed by YSR Congress MP Kanumuri Raghurama Krishnam Raju seeking extension of the time fixed by the Top Court in its order dated May 21, 2021 for furnishing personal bond of Rs 1,00,000 and thereby to direct the Court of VIth Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur to accept the personal bond furnished by him. "After clarifying the discrepancy regarding the date in the personal bond executed on May 26, 2021, a fresh memo dated May 31, 2021 along with original personal bond together with the certified copy of Top Court's order dated May 21, 2021 were filed before the Trial Court on May 31, 2021 and there was no communication from the Trial Court with regards to personal memo and personal bond," plea stated. YSR Congress MP in his plea had averred that the original personal bond dated May 26, 2021 was filed before the Trial Court within the stipulated as ordered by Top Court along with memo dated May 31, 2021, however the original bond was missing from the Trial Court's record. It had also been argued that there was no mistake or lapse on the his part in complying with the Top Court's order in furnishing a personal bond along with sureties and that the two sureties furnished on behalf of the Appellant were accepted by the Trial Court by order dated May 28, 2021 but the personal bond was not accepted and taken on record in view of the facts.