New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court today heard Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's plea seeking to quash the 2015 "cash-for-vote" case, in which he is accused of offering a bribe to an MLA to secure votes during the legislative council elections.
A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi heard detailed submissions from senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Revanth Reddy.
Rohatgi argued that the trap laid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) was "completely illegal" since it was conducted before the registration of any First Information Report (FIR).
"A trap was set up before an FIR was registered. The trap is completely illegal because no investigation can commence before registration of FIR under the CrP...