Hyderabad, June 30 -- Bandi Sai Bageerath approached the Telangana High Court on Tuesday, June 30, seeking bail in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case registered against him.

The son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar states in his petition that the case is politically motivated and maintains his innocence.

The High Court will hear his plea on Wednesday, July 1.

Bageerath, 25, was granted a week-long interim bail by a POCSO court to appear for his "special" supplementary examinations at Mahindra University. He surrendered back at Cherlapally Central Prison on June 25.

The interim bail came amid a continuing criminal case. The complaint was filed against Bageerath on May 8 at Pet Basheerabad Police Station by...