HYDERABAD — The Nampally Court will pronounce its verdict on January 3 on the
regular bail petition of Telugu film actor Allu Arjun in the Sandhya Theatre
stampede case.
On Monday, the court heard the arguments on the petition and
the counter filed by the police.
After hearing both sides, the court reserved its judgment.
The same will be pronounced on January 3.
The court had taken up the petition for hearing on December
27. As the police had sought time to file its counter to the bail petition, the
court had adjourned the hearing to December 30.
While granting interim bail for four weeks on December 13,
the High Court had asked Allu Arjun to move the trial court for regular bail.
Allu Arjun was arrested on December 13 in the case registered
against him in connection with the December 4 stampede at Sandhya Theatre
during the premier show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ that had claimed the life of a
woman. He was produced before the Nampally court, which remanded him to 14-day
judicial custody.
His lawyers approached the High Court, which granted him
interim bail the same day.
The actor, who is named accused number 11 in the case, was
released from Chanchalguda Jail the next day.
As the 14-day judicial remand period ended on December 27,
the actor had to present himself before the court for further proceedings.
After obtaining permission from the court, the actor appeared through video
conference.
The court had also adjourned to January 10 hearing in the
Sandhya Theatre stampede case. The same day it is likely to take up a hearing
in the matter related to Allu Arjun’s remand.
Day after the stampede, the police booked the theatre
management, Allu Arjun and his team for culpable homicide not amounting to
murder.
As part of the investigation into the police, the police
interrogated Allu Arjun on December 24. He was questioned for three hours at
Chikkadpally Police Station on the basis of a 10-minute video prepared by the
police by compiling CCTV footage of the incident.
