SC to hear plea against Madras HC directive to arrest TN ADGP in kidnapping case on June 18

A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan said it would hear the plea on Wednesday after a lawyer said they have filed an appeal against the high court’s directive which was based on a confessional statement.

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu's ADGP H M Jayaram has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the validity of the Madras High Court direction to arrest him in connection with a kidnapping case.

Upon a mentioning, a bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan said it would hear the plea on Wednesday.

A lawyer for the ADGP mentioned that the official has filed an appeal against the high court’s directive which was based on a confessional statement.

"Yesterday, an ADGP rank officer was arrested on the direction of the high court. I filed a special leave petition today at 10 am. Kindly list the matter for urgent hearing," the lawyer said.

"We will hear it tomorrow," the bench said.

On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu government has issued orders placing Jayaram under suspension till further notice.

On Monday, the high court orally directed the Tamil Nadu police to arrest the ADGP in connection with a kidnapping case. Jayaram was arrested after he came out of the court building.

He was taken to Thiruvalankadu police station, in Thiruvallur district, where he was held before being produced in a Magistrate Court in the district.

Justice P Velmurugan issued the order, while hearing an anticipatory bail application filed by MLA M Jagan Moorthy, who apprehended arrest in the case. The MLA was elected from Kilvaithinankuppam. He is the founder of Puthia Bharatham Katchi. He contested the election in the AIADMK alliance.

The court asked him why he was running away from police and directed him to join the investigation.

While hearing the matter, the court summoned Moorthy and ADGP Jayaram, whose official car was allegedly used for kidnapping, to appear before it in the afternoon.

The court said since two of the accused have given a confession statement against the ADGP, action should be taken against him in the manner known to law.

The court scheduled the bail petition for further hearing on June 26. It directed Moorthy to cooperate with the police until then.