Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday informed the High Court of Karnataka that there was no need to seek prosecution sanction against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa as he does not hold any office at present.
When the ACB registered a complaint against him in 'fake denotification case' a few months ago, he was just a Lok Sabha member. Therefore, there is no need for any sanction to prosecute him, ACB senior counsel Ravivarma Kumar informed the court. He said that the sanction would have been required if Yeddyurappa had continued to be the chief minister.
Replying to submission made by the counsel representing Yeddyurappa, about a similar case filed against Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, wherein the court had granted stay on the proceedings, Ravivarma Kumar said that facts of the case were different from the one dealt here.
During the hearing, ACB submitted details and documents related to the progress in the investigation into the denotification matter, in a sealed envelop.
ACB counsel said that the FIR against Yeddyurappa is just a tip of the iceberg and that the court should know about the magnitude of land grabbing that has taken place in this denotification matter. The counsel for Yeddyurappa opposed the sealed envelope being submitted to the court stating that it was against the Supreme Court directions.
The counsel were making their submissions in a petition filed by Yeddyurappa, who has moved the court seeking directions to quash two FIRs filed by ACB and the proceedings against him.
Two FIRs were filed against the former chief minister in the case of 'fake-denotification' of 257 acres of land part of the Dr Shivaram Karanth Layout in Bengaluru North. Justice Aravind Kumar adjourned the matter to dictate the orders on Thursday.
Published 20 September 2017, 21:03 IST