Shamrao v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petitions challenging transfer of investigation in a Prevention of Corruption Act case arising from an FIR registered on a private complaint alleging disproportionate assets. The court recorded that the petitioners were transferred out and later sought for custodial interrogation, and passed an interim order protecting them from custodial interrogation subject to cooperation with the investig
What did the court decide?
Interim order that petitioners shall not be sought for custodial interrogation, subject to their cooperation with the Investigation Officer; matter listed thereafter.
What the court decided
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Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the transfer of investigation of the FIR registered against the petitioners under the Prevention of Corruption Act to another investigating officer was valid.
Whether the petitioners can be compelled to appear for custodial interrogation while the writ petitions are pending.
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRL.P/201486/2024
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