Updated: December 2, 2020 5:51:04 pm
Former HC CS judge Karnan
Former High Court Judge CS Karnan was arrested in Chennai on Wednesday, a month after being reserved for your comments against various former and acting judges of the Superior Court and the Supreme Court.
On October 27, the Chennai police cyber cell had registered a case against him following a complaint filed by a lawyer at the Madras High Court. A senior official had said that the complaint was followed by a letter written by the top lawyers of the Madras High Court to the Chief Justice of India, Sharad A Bobde, against Karnan over a video in which he is allegedly heard making comments objectionable against women, threatening judicial officials and spouses. of judges with sexual violence.
Former HC CS Karnan judge has been arrested in Chennai. In October, a case was filed against him for threatening judicial officials and spouses of former judges and practicing judges with sexual violence. @IndianExpress
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The video also shows Karnan claiming that some Supreme Court and High Court justices “sexually assaulted female judicial staff and judges” and naming the alleged victims.
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The lawyers’ letter to CJI Bobde said that Karnan’s statements “amount to a horrible act of violence and an affront to the dignity of all women” and “reveal a deep-seated misogyny” and sought immediate action.
CS Karnan outside the presidential prison in Kolkata. (Photo Express)
The Supreme Court sentenced Karnan to six months in prison in May 2017 after a court of seven judges found him guilty of contempt of the higher court, the judiciary and the judicial process.
He was punished when he had six months left in the service. Karnan, who faced several accusations of corruption during his career, had claimed that he had been a target due to his Dalit origin.
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