A local court today dismissed thebail application of former Karnataka minister Gali JanardhanReddy in the `cash-for-bail' case where he allegedly tried tobribe a judge to secure bail.
Anti Corruption Bureau court here, which dismissedReddy's bail petition, also extended his judicial custody by14 days.
Janardhan Reddy, presently in Chanchalguda jail inconnection with the bail scam as well as the Obulapuram MiningCompany case, had been brought on a transit warrant fromBangalore on September 25 here.
Andhra Pradesh ACB has registered two cases: One forattempt to bribe (now suspended) CBI judge T Pattabhirama Raofor grant of bail to Reddy in OMC illegal mining case, andanother for conspiring to bribe Rao with the same motive.
According to ACB, "It was Janardhan Reddy (when he was atChanchalguda jail) who allegedly told his brother and BellaryMLA Somashekhar Reddy to try and secure bail at any cost."
Somashekhar allegedly struck a deal for Rs 20 crore withYadagiri Rao, a criminal, in order to secure bail by bribingthe judge.
The actual sum that changed hands was Rs 9.5 crore, ACBsays.
On August 13, the ACB filed its first charge sheetagainst Pattabhirama Rao and seven others. The second chargesheet was filed against Reddy and others on September 6.
ACB arrested 11 accused, including three serving judges,in the two cases; most of them including Pattabhirama Rao arenow out on bail.