No Madras high court relief for ex-Tamil Nadu minister, he may have to go to jail
Suresh Kumar | TNN | Jan 12, 2019, 08:45 IST
P Balakrishna Reddy (File photo)CHENNAI: P Balakrishna Reddy, who had to quit as Tamil Nadu minister and has lost his MLA seat due to a conviction in a rioting case on January 7, is staring at imprisonment as the Madras high court has refused to stay the three-year sentence imposed on him.
“The court is unable to comprehend as to how a former lawbreaker can rightfully claim to continue as law-framer by seeking indulgence of this court to suspend the conviction,” Justice V Parthiban said on Friday.
With the judge declining to stay the conviction and the sentence, the only option available to the ex-minister is to surrender before the trial court.
The judge directed the court registry to post Reddy’s main appeal for hearing on first week of February.
“The court is unable to comprehend as to how a former lawbreaker can rightfully claim to continue as law-framer by seeking indulgence of this court to suspend the conviction,” Justice V Parthiban said on Friday.
With the judge declining to stay the conviction and the sentence, the only option available to the ex-minister is to surrender before the trial court.
The judge directed the court registry to post Reddy’s main appeal for hearing on first week of February.
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