Withdraw criminal cases against Jagan: AP govt

December 18, 2012 00:03

Overruling the Director General of Police's (DGP) recommendations, the Andhra Pradesh government today issued orders withdrawing criminal cases against Kadapa MP and YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and 30 others at the Pulivendula police station.

"After careful examination of the matter, the government decided to direct the collector and district magistrate, to instruct the assistant public prosecutor to initiate immediate action in accordance with law for withdrawal of prosecution under Section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and guidelines issued in government order No 54 of Law (LA&J - Home Courts -B) Department, dated March 30, 2000, against the accused," Law Secretary R Damodar said in the orders.

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