: Former High Court judge CS Karnan arrested for offensive remarks against SC judges’ wives #IndiaNEWS The Chennai Police on Wednesday arrested former High Court judge CS Karnan for making offensive

Former High Court judge CS Karnan arrested for offensive remarks against SC judges’ wives #IndiaNEWS
The Chennai Police on Wednesday arrested former High Court judge CS Karnan for making offensive remarks against a woman judge and the wives of Supreme Court judges in videos posted online, Live Law reported. Karnan’s arrest came a day after the Madras High Court directed the director general of police and the Chennai police commissioner to appear before it on December 7 and provide information about the case. The court had been hearing a petition filed by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, seeking the registration of a first information report against Karnan for his remarks. The former judge had been charged under provisions of the Information Technology Act, the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act and three sections of the Indian Penal Code on October 27, after a lawyer from the Madras High Court had filed a complaint against him.Also read: Former High Court judge CS Karnan booked for offensive remarks against SC judges’ wivesA week before that, 10 lawyers from the Bar of Madras High Court had requested Chief Justice of India SA Bobde to intervene in the case and stop the circulation of the controversial videos. The lawyers alleged that they showed Karnan saying that “he had already threatened to sexually assault the wives of 13 former...Read more

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