Both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the
camp of Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy are playing a waiting game over the issue
of his likely arrest in the disproportionate assets case.
Belying
speculation of Mr. Jagan's arrest immediately after interrogation on
Friday, the CBI chose not to take him into custody either on the first
day or even after the second round of questioning on Saturday. It has
summoned him for further examination for the third straight day on
Sunday.
It is unlikely that the CBI will arrest him
on Sunday as he has to appear before the CBI court on the following day –
May 28. Legal pundits say that it is not unusual for the police – in
this case the CBI – to arrest the accused during or immediately after
interrogation as was done in the case of V. Vijay Sai Reddy. But it has
to record reasons for taking him into custody even though he is
appearing before the agency. The A.P. High Court had directed the CBI to
follow this procedure as contemplated in section 41 (A) of Cr. P. C
while dealing with Mr. Jagan's petition challenging the CBI's summons.
The
CBI may not strain itself on this count since the real drama will
anyway unfold on Monday when the agency will file its counter to Mr.
Jagan's anticipatory bail application. The CBI can seek Mr. Jagan's
custody immediately after his appearance in the court. It may make out a
case that he was not cooperating with the investigation and that there
would be a serious threat to law and order if he remained at large.
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