New Delhi: In a reprieve for Karnataka
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court on Friday
refused to quash a Karnataka High Court order which had stayed
criminal proceedings against him and his family members in a
corruption case.
A bench of justices V S Sirpurkar and T S Thakur
dismissed the petition filed by two advocates challenging the
stay granted by the High Court against a trial court order
which had taken cognisance of the complaint filed against the
Chief Minister and his family.
The bench, while dismissing the petition, asked the
High Court to consider the application moved by the
complainant, if any, for vacation of the stay not later than
six weeks.
Advocate Sirajin Basha had moved the apex court
through advocate Prashant Kumar challenging the March 29
Karnataka High Court order which had allowed the petition
filed by Yeddyurappa`s son-in-law Sohan Kumar.
Basha had sought directions to lift the stay on the
criminal proceedings against Yeddyurappa and his family
members in a complaint case related to irregularities in
denotification of land.
Sohan had challenged the lower court order for further
proceedings, including the Lokyukta probe, against them.
There are five complaints filed against the Chief
Minister`s family members and the Governor had accorded
sanction to prosecute for offences committed under IPC section
405 (criminal breach of trust) and under provisions of the
Prevention of Corruption Act.
The Additional Civil and Sessions Judge had on March 24
postponed prosecution in the complaint and ordered Lokayukta
police to probe the matter and submit the final report of the
inquiry by May 4.
PTI
