The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted interim relief to YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy by restraining the police from taking any coercive action against him until July 1 in connection with the death of a party supporter during a recent roadshow.

Similar protection was extended to other accused named in the FIR, including YSRCP Rajya Sabha MP YV Subba Reddy and former ministers Ambati Rambabu and V. Rajini.

The case pertains to an incident on June 18, when Reddy visited Rentapalla village in Palnadu district to meet the family of a deceased party leader who had allegedly died by suicide a year earlier due to harassment by TDP leaders and local police.

During the visit, a party supporter, C Singayya, allegedly came under the wheels of a vehicle in Reddy’s convoy and died.

Following the incident, police registered a case and named the vehicle driver as Accused No. 1 and Jagan Mohan Reddy as Accused No. 2. The YSRCP chief subsequently approached the High Court seeking quashing of the FIR.

Appearing for Reddy, senior advocate P. Sudhakar Reddy argued that the principle of vicarious liability—holding someone criminally responsible for the acts of another — does not ordinarily apply in criminal law unless specifically provided. He also informed the court that there was no direct involvement of the former Chief Minister in the incident.

Initially, the police had maintained that the deceased had not been run over by a vehicle from Reddy’s convoy. However, they later altered their stance based on new evidence, claiming the victim was indeed hit by Reddy's vehicle, prompting the registration of the case.

The High Court has adjourned the matter to July 1, 2025, and ordered that no coercive steps be taken against the petitioners until then.