Gauri Lankesh homicide: Decide bail plea of accused uninfluenced by HC order, says SC
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The prime court docket sought a response from the Karnataka authorities on a plea made by sister of slain journalist difficult the dropping of organised crime expenses in opposition to accused Mohan Nayak within the case
The Supreme Court has requested the Karnataka High Court to determine the bail plea of one of the accused within the homicide of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh with out being influenced by an order quashing expenses in opposition to him.
The prime court docket sought a response from the Karnataka authorities on a plea made by sister of slain journalist difficult the dropping of organised crime expenses in opposition to accused Mohan Nayak within the case.
A 3-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar issued discover to the Karnataka authorities and others whereas searching for their response on the enchantment filed by Lankesh’s sister Kavitha Lankesh in opposition to the High Court order.
“Issue notice on the applications seeking permission to file special leave petition, prayer for interim relief and special leave petition.
“After listening to counsel for the respondent No.6, in the interim, we observe that the bail utility filed by respondent No.6 earlier than the High Court be determined with out being influenced by the impugned order. For, it’s a subject material of problem on this particular depart petition,” the bench also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Annirudhha Bose said.
The apex court has posted the matter for next hearing on July 15.
According to the appeal filed by Kavitha, Nayak is relying on the impugned judgement of the Karnataka High Court, which quashed charges against him on April 22, to seek bail.
The High Court had quashed the charges saying, “All the next acts particularly sanction order, cost sheet and the order taking cognisance circulation from the approval order.” “If the approval order itself is dangerous in legislation, the sanction order, the cost sheet and the approval order as far as the offences below the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act in opposition to the petitioner (Nayak) don’t have any legs to face,” the excessive court docket had mentioned.
Kavita’s lawyer informed the highest court docket {that a} Special Investigation Team (SIT) had revealed that Nayak was half of a syndicate. which was behind a number of situations of organised crime.
Lankesh was shot useless on the night time of September 5, 2017, from an in depth vary in entrance of her Rajarajeshwari Nagar home round 8 pm.
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