Chronology
Timeline
Follow the record in sequence; every event opens to its supporting source.
Body delivered to family with road-accident claim
ThePrint reports that the MLC brought Subramanyam's body to the family after midnight, claimed accidental death, and that police later found no trace of a road accident at the claimed location.
MLC arrest and confession reported
Deccan Chronicle reports that YSRC MLC Anantha Satya Udaya Bhaskar was arrested on the murder charge, produced before a magistrate, and that police said he confessed; the same report records SC/ST Act sections in the case.
Default-bail petition rejected, then interim bail granted
The Andhra Pradesh High Court order in Crl.P. No. 6954/2022 dismissed Anantha Babu's default-bail petition after treating the 18 August 2022 charge sheet as sufficient for Section 167(2) purposes; the Supreme Court ROP in SLP(Crl) No. 10320/2022 later granted leave and interim bail on 12 December 2022.
Special Court permits further investigation
Deccan Chronicle reports that SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Court Judge Singavarapu Uma Sunanda permitted the state-constituted SIT to conduct a detailed probe and directed it to submit a supplementary charge sheet within 90 days; South First separately reports that the current government sought reinvestigation after claims that key aspects were overlooked.
Supreme Court criticises police investigation and fixes trial deadlines
The Supreme Court's signed order in Crl.A. No. 2260/2022 records FIR No. 195/2022 at Sarpavaram Police Station, says the police/investigating agency had been hobnobbing with the accused and made efforts to offer default bail on a platter, and directs investigation, charge-framing, prosecution evidence, and trial-completion deadlines ending on 30 November 2026.
Four police officers suspended
South First reports that Andhra Pradesh suspended four police officers for alleged lapses after the Supreme Court criticism and lists the officers placed under suspension.
Lakshmi Durga questioned by SIT
Telangana Today reports that the High Court directed Lakshmi Durga to appear before the SIT, that she was questioned in Kakinada, and that the SIT supplementary charge sheet named her as the second accused.
Main case shifted to Principal District Judge
Deccan Chronicle reports that police said the murder case against Anantha Babu and Lakshmi Durga was shifted from the Special Court under the SC/ST (PoA) Act-cum-X Additional District Judge, Rajamahendravaram, to the Principal District Court following Supreme Court directions, and that ASP Devaraj Manish Patil completed the investigation and filed the charge sheet.
Fresh witness-tampering case and re-arrest
Social News XYZ reports that Anantha Babu was arrested after a fresh Sarpavaram Police Station case based on four key witnesses' complaints alleging offers of money, death threats, detention, and pressure to change testimony.
Legal proceedings
Court record lanes
The branches keep separate proceedings and their identifiers distinct; they do not imply a final merits finding.
Core Supreme Court and AP High Court identifiers are now source-backed. The district trial number, charge-sheet PDFs, and full trial-court docket are still not archived.
Principal District Judge, Rajamahendravaram; earlier Special SC/ST (POA) Court track
- Accused
- A1: Anantha Satya Udaya Bhaskar (YSRCP MLC) · A2: Anantha Lakshmi Durga (named in supplementary chargesheet)
- Case IDs
- FIR No.195/2022, Sarpavaram Police Station · APHC Crl.P. No.6954/2022 · SC SLP(Crl) No.10320/2022 / Crl.A. No.2260/2022 · SCI Diary No.34118/2022
- Charges (A1)
- IPC §302, §201 r/w §34; SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act §3(1)(r)(s) and §3(2)(v) per the AP High Court default-bail order
- Default-bail path
- Crl.M.P. No.1508/2022 before the Special Judge was dismissed; APHC dismissed Crl.P. No.6954/2022 on 26 Sep 2022; SCI granted leave and interim bail on 12 Dec 2022
- Reinvestigation
- SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Court permitted SIT further probe on 22 Jul 2025 and directed a supplementary chargesheet within 90 days; 29 Mar 2026 reporting says the case shifted to the Principal District Judge and ASP Devaraj Manish Patil completed the investigation and filed the charge sheet
- Charge framing
- Directed by 18 Apr 2026 (Supreme Court order, 20 Feb 2026)
- Prosecution evidence
- To conclude by 31 Aug 2026 (SC order)
- Trial deadline
- 30 Nov 2026 (SC order)
Crl.A. No.2260/2022; SCI Diary No.34118/2022
- Origin
- SLP(Crl) No.10320/2022 arose from APHC Crl.P. No.6954/2022 dated 26 Sep 2022; it was registered as Criminal Appeal No.2260/2022 on 12 Dec 2022
- 14 Nov 2022 ROP
- Supreme Court issued notice after hearing the default-bail argument that the charge sheet was practically submitted and taken back to save the 90-day period
- 12 Dec 2022 ROP
- Supreme Court granted leave and interim bail on terms and conditions to be specified by the trial court
- 20 Feb 2026 signed order
- The Court recorded FIR No.195/2022, criticised police hobnobbing with the accused and default-bail handling, set trial deadlines through 30 Nov 2026, and disposed of the appeal
- Bail warning
- Continuation on bail depends on conduct; any direct or indirect attempt to influence witnesses or tamper with prosecution evidence triggers consequences
Sarpavaram PS + East Godavari Sessions Court
- Accused
- Anantha Satya Udaya Bhaskar
- Allegation
- Four key witnesses complained of money offers, death threats, detention, and pressure to change testimony
- Arrest date
- 24 Apr 2026 within Rajamahendravaram court premises
- Stage
- Arrested and remanded; proceedings active parallel to the main murder trial
Evidence boundary
Supported and not established
The line matters: archived records can support a finding without resolving every allegation, motive, or final outcome.
What the sources support
- The archive supports that Subramanyam's death was treated as murder under IPC and SC/ST Act provisions after the family rejected the road-accident explanation.
- The archive supports that Anantha Uday Bhaskar was arrested and that police reported a confession.
- The archive now includes official Supreme Court PDFs for the 2022 notice/interim-bail orders, the 2026 office report, and the 20 February 2026 signed disposal order in Criminal Appeal No. 2260/2022.
- The archive supports that reinvestigation, Supreme Court criticism, police suspensions, trial-transfer reporting, and witness-tampering allegations became part of the case record through 2026 reporting.
What remains unresolved
- The archive does not include the trial-court order PDFs, charge sheets, forensic reports, or a complete eCourts docket for the Principal District Judge proceedings.
- The archive does not establish a final conviction or acquittal.
- The archive does not adjudicate Lakshmi Durga's alleged role; it records allegations, charge-sheet status, and court/probe steps.