<p>Jagadeesh, son of Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu was lodged in Parappana Agrahara jail after a lower court denied him bail.<br /><br />The High Court has directed Jagadeesh to furnish a personal bond for Rs 50,000 and two sureties each for a like sum. He has to surrender his passport to the Lokayukta police and report to the jurisdictional police every Sunday. <br /><br />He is told not to contact witnesses to threaten them in anyway nor to destroy evidences, and cooperate in the investigation. Violation of conditions would attract revocation of the bail.<br /><br />In his bail petition, Jagadeesh had said that political adversaries of his father were tarnishing his image through Ramananjappa, the man Jagadeesh allegedly bribed. <br /><br />He contended that Section 10 of Prevention of Corruption Act under which he was arrested was not applicable to him since he is neither a public servant nor did he induce any public servant by illegal or corrupt means.<br /><br />Lokayukta probe stayed<br /><br />Justice V Jagannathan also stayed investigation by Lokayukta in another matter in which the petitioner had sought quashing of the FIR.</p>
<p>Jagadeesh, son of Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu was lodged in Parappana Agrahara jail after a lower court denied him bail.<br /><br />The High Court has directed Jagadeesh to furnish a personal bond for Rs 50,000 and two sureties each for a like sum. He has to surrender his passport to the Lokayukta police and report to the jurisdictional police every Sunday. <br /><br />He is told not to contact witnesses to threaten them in anyway nor to destroy evidences, and cooperate in the investigation. Violation of conditions would attract revocation of the bail.<br /><br />In his bail petition, Jagadeesh had said that political adversaries of his father were tarnishing his image through Ramananjappa, the man Jagadeesh allegedly bribed. <br /><br />He contended that Section 10 of Prevention of Corruption Act under which he was arrested was not applicable to him since he is neither a public servant nor did he induce any public servant by illegal or corrupt means.<br /><br />Lokayukta probe stayed<br /><br />Justice V Jagannathan also stayed investigation by Lokayukta in another matter in which the petitioner had sought quashing of the FIR.</p>
