As expected, the CBI special court on Friday rejected bail to YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in his alleged illegal assets case. The court also denied him an interim bail for him, so as to enable him campaign in the by-elections on behalf of his party.

Principal judge for the CBI special court Justice A Pullaiah agreed with the CBI's argument that Jagan could influence the witnesses at a time when the investigation into the case was still on.

The court also did not agree with Jagan's lawyers that he had a right to campaign in the by-elections as he was an MP and a head of a political party. “Just because he is an MP, the court cannot grant bail to him. It is not possible to give the bail at this stage, when the investigation is still going on,” Justice Pullaiah said.

The CBI court also rejected Jagan’s plea that  he would personally come and depose before the court on June 11 after campaigning till June 10.