Supreme Court denies bail to former HC judge CS Karnan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied interim bail to former High Court judge CS Karnan, who was sentenced to six-month jail term for contempt of court. The vacation bench of the court said it cannot modify the original order passed by the seven-judge bench and asked Karnan's lawyer to present the case before Chief Justice of India after the vacation.
The Supreme Court today denied interim bail for controversial former judge CS Karnan. Karnan, who retired in disgrace as a Calcutta High Court judge, was arrested in Coimbatore on Tuesday evening. Karnan was sentenced to six months in jail by the Supreme Court, which ordered his arrest after finding him in contempt for defaming the judiciary. A two-judge vacation bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Sanjay Kishan Kaul today said it cannot modify the original order as it was passed by a seven-judge bench and asked Karnan's lawyer to bring the matter before the chief justice of India after the vacations. "Sorry, nevertheless," Justice Chandrachud said, declining the bail plea, according to news agency IANS.Â  ALSO READ | Why Jethmalani told Justice Karnan I am convinced you have lost your mind