Court grants bail to BSY

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Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday walked free after spending 25 days in jail with the high court granting him bail in a graft case.
Hours after the court order, Mr Yeddyurappa completed all bail formalities and stepped out of the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara to a rousing welcome by hundreds of BJP activists.

Supporters of the BJP’s Karnataka strongman raised slogans hailing him. Mr Yeddyurappa’s former ministerial colleague S.N. Krishnaiah Setty, also an accused in the case, was also freed after the high court allowed both their bail pleas.
Mr Yeddyurappa, credited with leading the BJP to form its first ever government in the south, told reporters outside the jail that he had lot of respect for judiciary and was happy over being granted bail.
“In the coming days the truth will come out,” a visibly relieved Mr Yeddyurappa said as he thanked profusely those who performed puja at temples across the state for his release.
The 68-year-old leader then drove to the Someshwara temple in the city and offered prayers.
With the high court order, Mr Yeddyurappa has secured bail in two of the five private complaints regarding alleged illegal denotification of government lands.
Mr Yeddyurappa and his family members have applied for anticipatory bail in the high court in respect of three other private complaints pending before the Lokayukta court.
The hearing on the bail pleas was adjourned to tomorrow by Justice H. Billappa as arguments remained inconclusive on Tuesday.
The former chief minister was remanded to judicial custody on October 15 by the Lokayukta court which had issued arrest warrant against him in connection with the private complaints filed by advocates Sirajin Basha and K.N. Balraj.
In his bail order, Justice B.V. Pinto said Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act provides for land denotification by the government.
— PTI

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K’taka cm meets gadkari in delhi
AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi, Nov. 8

Karnataka chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, who was in the national capital on Tuesday, expressed happiness over the bail granted by the high court to his predecessor B.S. Yeddyurappa in a graft case. Mr Gowda met BJP chief Nitin Gadkari at the latter’s residence later. Sources disclosed they discussed the status of other pending cases against Mr Yeddyurappa. “I am happy about it. I will meet Yeddyurappa in a couple of days and discuss with him the political situation,” Mr Gowda said.
told reporters after inaugurating the ninth Knowledge Millennium Summit organised by apex industry body Assocham.