<p>The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the adverse remarks and proceedings initiated by a Karnataka High Court judge against the state's Anti Corruption Bureau and its head.</p>.<p>The court asked the High Court judge to decide the bail petition, wherein stinging remarks were made, besides the claim of having received a threat of transfer, saying those observations were "irrelevant and detrimental" to the fair trial for the accused.</p>.<p>A bench presided over by Chief Justice N V Ramana, however, said allegations related to the threat of transfer were a different issue and the court did not want to give an impression that it was favouring one side.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/not-happy-with-material-submitted-by-acb-hc-directs-special-courts-to-furnish-details-1124727.html">Not happy with material submitted by ACB, HC directs special courts to furnish details </a></strong></p>.<p>After hearing Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and S Nagamuthu, along with advocate Sanjay M Nuli, for the Karnataka government, ACB chief Seemant Kumar Singh and an IAS officer J Manjunath respectively, the court noted that while considering a bail application, the judge focussed on other things which may not be relevant and fell beyond the scope of the matter.</p>.<p>The bench suspended the operation of the High Court's orders which called for details of the closure report filed by the ACB in all matters since 2016.</p>.<p>The court posted the special leave petitions by the Karnataka government and the officers for consideration after three weeks.</p>.<p>Karnataka High Court's judge Justice H P Sandesh had made a sensational claim that he received a transfer threat for his remarks against the functioning of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the state.</p>.<p>The High Court was then hearing a criminal petition filed by an accused deputy tehsildar arrested by the ACB for accepting bribes, allegedly on behalf of the deputy commissioner (Bengaluru Urban).</p>.<p>The state government as well as ACB chief Seemant Kumar Singh had already filed separate petitions against the High Court's order and observations.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the adverse remarks and proceedings initiated by a Karnataka High Court judge against the state's Anti Corruption Bureau and its head.</p>.<p>The court asked the High Court judge to decide the bail petition, wherein stinging remarks were made, besides the claim of having received a threat of transfer, saying those observations were "irrelevant and detrimental" to the fair trial for the accused.</p>.<p>A bench presided over by Chief Justice N V Ramana, however, said allegations related to the threat of transfer were a different issue and the court did not want to give an impression that it was favouring one side.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/not-happy-with-material-submitted-by-acb-hc-directs-special-courts-to-furnish-details-1124727.html">Not happy with material submitted by ACB, HC directs special courts to furnish details </a></strong></p>.<p>After hearing Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and S Nagamuthu, along with advocate Sanjay M Nuli, for the Karnataka government, ACB chief Seemant Kumar Singh and an IAS officer J Manjunath respectively, the court noted that while considering a bail application, the judge focussed on other things which may not be relevant and fell beyond the scope of the matter.</p>.<p>The bench suspended the operation of the High Court's orders which called for details of the closure report filed by the ACB in all matters since 2016.</p>.<p>The court posted the special leave petitions by the Karnataka government and the officers for consideration after three weeks.</p>.<p>Karnataka High Court's judge Justice H P Sandesh had made a sensational claim that he received a transfer threat for his remarks against the functioning of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the state.</p>.<p>The High Court was then hearing a criminal petition filed by an accused deputy tehsildar arrested by the ACB for accepting bribes, allegedly on behalf of the deputy commissioner (Bengaluru Urban).</p>.<p>The state government as well as ACB chief Seemant Kumar Singh had already filed separate petitions against the High Court's order and observations.</p>
