Relief for BSY as Karnataka high court stays police probe

Bengaluru | Saturday | 23rd February, 2019

Summary:

It stayed the police investigation into the case till the merit of the FIR was decided. Yeddyurappa and three others had secured bail in the case last week. The court has asked Sharanagouda to appear before it and will hear the case in detail before delivering its final order on the writ petition.Advocate Sanjay Kulkarni, along with senior counsel CV Nagesh , defended Yeddyurappa. Ashok Haranahalli appeared for the other three accused in the case. On February 8, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy had released the clip, accusing Yeddyurappa of attempting to lure a JD(S) MLA with a Rs 10-crore offer.Two days later, Sharanagouda had filed a case at Devadurga police station under IPC section 506.The court heard Yeddyurappa’s on Wednesday and reserved the judgment for Friday..