The Madras High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to former Judge CS Karnan , who was arrested in December for allegedly making of...
The Madras High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to former Judge CS Karnan, who was arrested in December for allegedly making offensive remarks against a woman judge and the wives of Supreme Court judges, reported Bar and Bench.
Justice V Bharathidasan granted the bail directing Karnan to furnish two sureties for Rs 50,000 each. He has been told not to leave Chennai and to appear before the investigating officers when required, reported PTI.
There were 10 cases pending against the former judge under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. Nine criminal cases were in connection with the 33 videos that Karnan had circulated abusing judges, their wives and other court staff, according to The Hindu. The tenth case was in connection with Karnan’s attempt to forcibly enter the house of retired Supreme Court judge Justice R Banumathi and verbally abuse her family members.
On Tuesday, the former judge also took an undertaking that he will not make any statement against judges, the institution, their family, staff, lawyers and others and also desist from making any complaints or publishing any posts on social media.
The High Court said that the bail will be cancelled if he fails to adhere to the conditions of his release.
At the hearing, Karnan told the High Court that he was undergoing...
