SC stays Yediyurappa's arrest in corruption case

January 27, 2021 19:57

In a relief to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and former minister for industries Murugesh Nirani, the Supreme Court on Wednesday protected them from arrest in a case pertaining to alleged forgery over withdrawal of approval for a parcel of land in the state.

The top court however refused to stay the January 5 order of Karnataka high court, by which it had allowed restoration of the criminal complaint against the Yediyurappa.

You (Yediyurappa) are a sitting Chief Minister. Who can issue arrest warrant against you, the top court observed.

A bench of Chief Justice Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, which issued notices to complainants, one A Alam Pasha and others, in the case agreed to examine the pleas of Yediyurappa and Nirani challenging the order of the high court restoring the complaint.

Issue notice. There shall be stay of arrest in the meantime, the bench said in its order.

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