The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday said that it would have to monitor the investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) into the bribery case against J. Manjunath, former Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district, as the ACB and its head have repeatedly failed to protect public interest in not acting against the DC, an IAS officer, despite having materials against him.
The court also pointed out that the DC was arraigned as an accused after Additional Director-General of Police Seemant Kumar Singh, who heads the ACB, was summoned to the court on June 22.
Justice H.P. Sandesh made these observations in the interim order on the petition filed by Mahesh P.S., a deputy tahsildar and an accused in the bribery case.
