CHENNAI: The Chennai POCSO Special Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of Prakash, son of SRMU general secretary N Kannaiah, in the case involving businessman R Veeramani, citing the ongoing investigation into alleged financial transactions linked to the case. Judge S Padma, presiding over the Special Court for cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, observed that the investigation was at an initial stage and that a substantial amount of money had changed hands. “The police needed to investigate the transactions, and granting anticipatory bail a...