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Published Apr 07, 2023 | 4:37 PM ⚊ Updated Apr 07, 2023 | 4:37 PM
The Income Tax Department conducted a raid against Shivakumar in 2017. (Twitter)
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday, 6 April, extended the stay on proceedings against state Congress president DK Shivakumar in the CBI’s disproportionate assets case till 13 April.
The interim stay granted earlier was extended by the single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan, which heard Shivakumar’s petition seeking quashing of the proceedings against him.
The court adjourned to 13 April hearing on another petition by Shivakumar challenging the grant of sanction by the state government to prosecute him in the case. Both petitions will now be heard on the same day.
The Income Tax Department conducted a raid against Shivakumar in 2017. Based on the information provided by the IT Department, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) subsequently started its probe against Shivakumar.
Based on the ED investigation, the CBI sought sanction from the state government to file an FIR against him.
The sanction came on 25 September 2019 and the FIR was filed on 3 October 2020. The CBI had initiated proceedings under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Shivakumar approached the high court challenging the sanction and proceedings, alleging that the CBI was applying mental pressure on him ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, by repeatedly issuing notices to him, even though the case dates back to 2020.
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