The Telangana High Court has found fault in the arrest procedure of former Kodangal MLA Patnam Narender Reddy in the Lagacharla incident of Vikarabad district. Is he a terrorist? It questioned the government. Narender Reddy filed a quash petition in the High Court challenging his arrest and remand in the Lagacharla incident.
The High Court heard the arguments on the remand order quash petition and reserved the verdict. The High Court ordered the PP to provide the recorded statements on the character of Narender Reddy. On this occasion, it asked why he was arrested when he went for a walk at KBR Park? It questioned why the former MLA had to be arrested like a terrorist? Is Narender Reddy absconding?
The High Court said that it did not properly report the injuries of the officers who were attacked. It stated that it gave a report on serious injuries and wrote it as minor injuries. Narender Reddy’s lawyer, while hearing arguments in the court, said that it was not right to arrest him for making calls.
At least, he did not tell his family members about the arrest. He argued that the country’s highest court did not take the Supreme Court’s rulings into consideration by the lower court. He said that the court had remanded Narender Reddy without looking at the grounds for arrest.
He said that the police were misleading the court. They were writing whatever they liked and showing it as a confession report. The court, which agreed with the petitioner’s argument, questioned the PP whether Narender Reddy was absconding after the incident?
It further asked, was Patnam Narender Reddy present at the scene of the Lagacharla incident? What was his role in this matter?
The government’s lawyer said that although Patnam Narender Reddy was not at the scene of the incident, he provided money to the accused. He said that he helped the accused who committed the attack and indirectly incited them to attack the officers.
Currently, Patnam Narender Reddy is a remand prisoner in Cherlapally jail. It is known that the High Court has issued orders to the jail superintendent to allow him a separate barracks and home meals in the jail.