Supreme Court heard the custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna, weighing whether to step in and order a CBI investigation if the Andhra Pradesh High Court fails to act— the High Court has reserved judgment on the habeas corpus petition and is weighing entrusting the probe to the CBI, while an NGO‑led appeal remains pending.
The apex court decided to hold off on any directive, adjourned the matter for four weeks, and scheduled the next hearing for October 26, 2026.
In parallel, the court ordered the transmission of all records tied to the Nagaraj case and other pending High Court matters, and issued notices to the Director General of Police, the Police Commissioner, and the Assistant Commissioner, demanding full responses and documentation.
Emphasizing the gravity, the court imposed the CBI as a respondent and directed connected matters to be listed on October 12, 2026, with respondents required to file counter‑affidavits in the interim.
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy slammed the intervention, accusing the Chandrababu Naidu administration of covering up the death and disappearance of Saikrishna’s body, and urged a transparent CBI inquiry to hold the senior police hierarchy accountable.