Seemant Kumar Singh vs Mahesh PS - 2023 Supreme(SC) 254

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2023 Supreme(SC) 254

KRISHNA MURARI, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH
Seemant Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
Mahesh PS – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR Mr. Shaurya Sahay, Adv. Mrs. Rekha Bakshi, Adv. Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi, AOR Mr. Vishal Banshal, Adv. Ms. Rajeshwari Shankar, Adv. Mr. Niroop Sukrithy, Adv. Mr. Ovias Moh., Adv. Mr. Anand Sanjay M. Nuli, Adv. Mr. Agam Sharma, Adv. Mr. Suraj Kaushik, Adv. Ms. Akhila Wali, Adv. Ms. Nandini Pandey, Adv. Mr. Dharm Singh, Adv. Mr. Shiva Swaroop, Adv. M/s. Nuli & Nuli, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. K.M. Nataraj, Ld. ASG Mr. Sharath Nambiar, Adv. Mr. Chitransh Sharma, Adv. Mr. Anuj S. Udupa, Adv. Mr. Vatsal Joshi, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv. Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv. Mr. Nakul Chengappa, Adv. Mr. Raghavendra S. Srivatsa, AOR Ms. Komal Mundhra, Adv. Mr. Likhi Chand Bonsle, Adv. Mr. Rahat Bansal, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

KRISHNA MURARI, J.

Leave granted.

2. The present three Appeals are directed against the interim order dated 07.07.2022 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, (hereinafter referred to as “High Court”) in Criminal Petition No. 4909 of 2022, whereby adverse remarks were made by the Ld. Single Judge of the High Court against the Appellants, and a direction was issued to the CBI, mandating them to investigate the past records of one of the Appellants.

3. The Appellant in SLP (CRL.) No. 6253 of 2022 (hereinafter referred to as Appellant No. 1), is the State of Karnataka and the Appellant in SLP No. 6572 of 2022, one Mr. Seemant Kumar (hereinafter referred to as Appellant No. 2), is a senior IPS officer with 26 years of service, and is currently the Additional Director General of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau. The Appellant in SLP (Crl) 6573 of 2022, one Mr. J. Manjunath (hereinafter referred to as Appellant No. 3), is the District Collector for the city of Bangalore. The Respondent Mahesh PS (hereinafter referred to as Respondent No.1) .

4. Briefly, the facts relevant for the present appeals are that during the pendency of bail proceedings of Respondent No.1, who is a

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2023 Supreme(SC) 254

KRISHNA MURARI, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAHSeemant Kumar Singh – AppellantVersusMahesh PS – Respondent

Cases Referred (6)

KRISHNA MURARI, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH
Seemant Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
Mahesh PS – Respondent