HC grants bail to its former judge CS Karnan languishing in jail since Dec 2

The Madras High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to its former judge C.S. Karnan, who in jail since December 2, 2020 in reference to 9 legal circumstances booked for having reportedly circulated 33 movies on the social media abusing sitting in addition to former judges, their spouses, attorneys, courtroom workers and others utilizing “vulgar, scandalous, vituperative and obscene” phrases.

Justice V. Bharathidasan granted bail to the former judge in the tenth case registered for having allegedly trespassed into the residence of a former Supreme Court judge in Chennai and threatening her daughter and son-in-law in filthy phrases. The reduction was granted after the petitioner filed two affidavits tendering unconditional apology to all involved and undertook not to repeat such behaviour in future.

He additionally gave an enterprise that he wouldn’t intervene in the investigation in any of the ten circumstances and wouldn’t try to tamper the proof or affect the witnesses. After recording the enterprise, Justice Bharathidasan made it clear that the bail would stand cancelled if any of the undertakings had been violated. He directed the petitioner to chorus from issuing derogatory or abusive statements.

It was additionally made clear that the bail was being granted solely contemplating the well being situation of the petitioner, who had examined optimistic for COVID-19, after he was imprisoned and now required some medical consideration. The judge additionally mentioned that the earlier bail purposes filed by the petitioner in the identical circumstances was dismissed since, then, he had not filed affidavits expressing unconditional apology for his acts.

The judge determined to grant the reduction after senior counsel G. Rajagopal, representing the petitioner, identified that his consumer was already in jail for greater than 110 days. Senior counsel S. Prabakaran, representing the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Additional Public Prosecutor M. Prabhavathi had nonetheless opposed the plea for bail and contended that he doesn’t deserve any leniency.

The APP instructed the courtroom that the former judge had accused the law enforcement officials, investigating the circumstances towards him, of getting made casteist remarks. He had additionally lodged a criticism with a Metropolitan Magistrate accusing some law enforcement officials of getting stolen jewels from his home. The prosecution additionally said that the investigation in just one out of the ten circumstances had been accomplished to this point and due to this fact, he shouldn’t be let loose on bail.