Scrutinising the manner of probe done by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a case, the High Court of Karnataka said that “the ACB blissfully ignored the ABC of procedure” by throwing norms to the wind in registering an First Information Report against a public servant.
Also, the court said the ACB has “acted in hottest haste” in preparing a source information report within 24 hours without even collecting basic details of sources of income and approximate percentage of disproportionate assets prior to registering the FIR.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna made these observations while quashing the FIR registered on March 16, 2022, against 37-year-old K.R. Kumar Naik, executive engineer of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (Bescom), Nelamangala, for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets.
