BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa Today (April 7) requested the Karnataka High Court to ease his bail travel restriction. The court will hear the matter right after the summer vacation.
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BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court today took up a petition filed by senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who requested the court to relax one of the conditions of his bail.
The court has officially recorded the appearance of all parties, including Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Ashok Narayan, who appeared on behalf of the State government.
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The case will now be listed for hearing right after the summer vacation, as per the court’s direction.
During the proceedings, Senior Advocate C.V. Nagesh, appearing on behalf of Mr. Yediyurappa, argued that the bail condition requiring his client to take permission from the court every time he wants to travel outside the trial court’s jurisdiction was extremely difficult and impractical.
“My Lord, the condition requiring my client to take permission every time he wants to travel outside the trial court’s area is very restrictive.”
Advocate Nagesh further explained that Mr. Yediyurappa is a well-known political leader who needs to move across different parts of the state and country as part of his responsibilities.
“He’s a senior political leader and needs to attend meetings across the state and country. He can’t keep running to court every time he needs to travel.”
In response, the Hon’ble Judge acknowledged that one of the main reasons given for the travel request is Mr. Yediyurappa’s involvement in Parliamentary Board meetings.
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“One of the reasons you’ve given is that he’s attending Parliamentary Board meetings.”
Supporting this, Advocate Nagesh said:
“Exactly, My Lord. He holds a senior position in the party and constant travel is part of his role.”
However, SPP Varma, appearing for the State, said that he would be placing formal objections to the relaxation of the condition.
“I will be filing objections.”
The Hon’ble Judge gave a strong remark about the seriousness of the case and responsibilities of public leaders, saying:
“With all due respect to senior leaders… when someone is involved in such serious and shameful allegations, they must understand the consequences. Political leaders are expected to set an example.”
In defense, Advocate Nagesh argued that the accusations against Mr. Yediyurappa were baseless:
“My Lord, the allegations are false. There has to be at least some truth in them for such conditions to be justified. Also, he already has a stay in place.”
SPP Varma reassured the court:
“He is fully protected right now.”
The Judge, while acknowledging the situation, said that no travel outside the trial court’s area would be allowed for now:
“Regardless, for the next one month, he won’t be allowed to travel outside. I won’t be sitting next week and will return after the 21st. The case will be heard after the summer break.”
The court emphasized that waiting for a short time would not cause major difficulty, and allowed the SPP to submit formal objections during this time:
“It’s not a big deal to wait for this short time. You (SPP) file your objections and we’ll keep the matter open.”
SPP Varma then suggested that the current restriction should continue until the next hearing:
“Let the condition remain for now.”
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The Judge agreed with this suggestion:
“Yes, agreed.”
SPP Varma also pointed out that a similar issue had already been discussed before another bench of the court:
“Also, a similar issue has already been looked into by a coordinate bench.”
But Advocate Nagesh disagreed strongly with this point and challenged the claim:
“That’s not correct! Please show us when that happened—this is an unnecessary claim.”
Finally, the court once again recorded the appearance of all parties, including SPP Ashok Narayan representing the State, and officially confirmed that the matter will be taken up for hearing immediately after the summer vacation.
CASE TITLE:
BS Yediyurappa v/s The Criminal Investigating Department CID
WP 15522/2024
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