Cash-for-vote case against Naidu: Relief to key witness

Pastor Jerusalem Mathaiah, a key witness in the infamous cash-for-vote case of 2015, involving present Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu, was on Friday granted relief from the Supreme Court.

A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai dismissed the Telangana government’s petition challenging the state high court order quashing the FIR against Mathaiah, in which he was named accused no. 4.

The case dates back to 2016, when an FIR was registered against Mathaiah in connection with the alleged bribery scandal.

Although the high court later quashed the case, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) filed a petition in the Supreme Court on July 6, 2016, contesting the order.

The Supreme Court bench upheld the high court