SC dismisses CBI’s plea over keep on probe towards Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar in graft case

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9 months ago

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to intervene with the Karnataka High Court’s order granting an interim keep on a CBI probe towards the state’s Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar in a corruption case.

A bench of Justice B R Gavai, Justice C T Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed the attraction filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation towards the February 10 order of the excessive courtroom within the case.

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju stated that the division bench of the excessive courtroom granted an interim keep on the proceedings regardless of there being an order in favour of the company.

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, showing for Shivakumar, stated the CBI has filed an attraction towards an interim order of the excessive courtroom however refused to problem subsequent interim orders handed by the division bench of the excessive courtroom.

The Supreme Court bench then stated it isn’t going to intervene and granted the CBI liberty to request the excessive courtroom for fast disposal of the case earlier than it.

On February 10, the Karnataka High Court stayed CBI proceedings in a corruption case towards Shivakumar. The HC has additionally directed the probe company to submit an motion taken report within the case registered below the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The excessive courtroom identified that the instances registered towards Shivakumar have been from 2020 and in addition questioned the CBI on the progress of the investigation over the past two years.

The excessive courtroom had requested the company when would it not file the ultimate report because it stayed the proceedings until the following date of listening to and adjourned the case.

The Income Tax Department raided Shivakumar in 2017. Based on the data offered by the I-T division, the Enforcement Directorate too began its probe towards him.

Based on the ED investigation, the CBI sought sanction from the state authorities to file an FIR towards the Congress’ Karnataka unit president.

The sanction got here on September 25, 2019, and the FIR was filed on October 3, 2020. Shivakumar has challenged the FIR within the High Court.

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju stated that the division bench of the excessive courtroom granted an interim keep on the proceedings regardless of there being an order in favour of the company.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

The Supreme Court bench then stated it isn’t going to intervene and granted the CBI liberty to request the excessive courtroom for fast disposal of the case earlier than it.

The excessive courtroom had requested the company when would it not file the ultimate report because it stayed the proceedings until the following date of listening to and adjourned the case.

The Income Tax Department raided Shivakumar in 2017. Based on the data offered by the I-T division, the Enforcement Directorate too began its probe towards him.

Based on the ED investigation, the CBI sought sanction from the state authorities to file an FIR towards the Congress’ Karnataka unit president.

The sanction got here on September 25, 2019, and the FIR was filed on October 3, 2020. Shivakumar has challenged the FIR within the High Court.