By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,July 27: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday transferred a case pending against the former secretary of the Andhra Cricket Association, Mr V. Chamundeswarnath, from a court at Rajahmundry to a lower court at Hyderabad.
Justice Raja Elango passed the orders on a petition filed by Ms Rama Devi seeking a direction to transfer the trial of the case from Rajahmundry. She told the court the case cannot be conducted at Rajahmundry in a free and fair manner as Mr Chamundeswarnath was powerful and had many influential friends and relatives who could threaten her.
A case was registered against Mr Chamund-eswarnath under Section 506 and 509 of the IPC by Vijayawada police on the complaint of Ms Rama Devi that he used to send vulgar SMSes. The trial was earlier shifted to Rajahmundry on his request.
Police had added charges under Section 354 of the IPC against him after another women cricketer too made an allegation of sexual harassment. However, she later withdrew the complaint. On the orders of the High Court, Chamun-deswaranath had surrendered before the Vijayawada court on January 6, 2010, and the court granted him bail.
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