Madras High Court overturned former TN Minister P. Balakrishna Reddy's 1998 rioting conviction in a 2019 ruling.
Madras High Court overturned the conviction and three-year sentence of former Tamil Nadu Minister P. Balakrishna Reddy in a 1998 rioting case related to protests against illicit arrack in Krishnagiri district. Justice G. Jayachandran held that the trial court erred in convicting Reddy and 15 other convicts despite lack of credible evidence. Reddy was disqualified from continuing in the AIADMK Cabinet after his conviction in 2019.
July 03, 2024
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