Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To YSRCP MP PV Midhun Reddy

The Supreme Court today(July 18) dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Andhra Pradesh multi-crore liquor scam accused and a member of Parliament from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party, PV Midhun Reddy, after the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday denied him bail. 

Appearing for Reddy, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, tried to convince a bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan. Appearing for the State of Andhra Pradesh, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, reminded the Court that this bench had refused to grant anticipatory bail to other co-accused P Krishna Mohan Reddy and K. Dhananjaya, who served as secretary and OSD, respectively, in the office of ex-CM Jagan Mohan Reddy during the previous YSRCP regime, in May this year.

The bail to the two accused was denied on submission of the State of Andhra Pradesh as the investigation is at the critical juncture, and granting anticipatory bail might cause prejudice to the State's case. 

It is the case of the State that the accused persons, who were public servants, conspired to throttle the competitions and the normal distribution channels of liquor were given to only a particular group. Apparently, this case also went to the Competition Commission of India, where the case was eventually closed.

After hearing brief arguments on both sides, Justice Pardiwala said: "Dismissed."

Dr Singhvi then requested some time to surrender, to which Justice Pardiwala orally said: "Take your time."

Case Details:  P V MIDHUN REDDY PEDDIREDDI VENKATA MIDHUN REDDY Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH|SLP(Crl) No. 10272/2025