Conduct of Chitradurga special court judge in Murugha Mutt seer’s case amounts to contempt, says High Court of Karnataka

The conduct of the judge of the special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases in Chitradurga district in issuing non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, “amounts to contempt of court for blatantly violating High Court’s orders”, observed the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday.

The High Court also questioned the conduct of the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP), attached to the Chitradurga special court for filing a ‘frivolous and mischievous’ memo before the special court stating that the “seer is not appearing before the Special Court and the High Court had not permitted his appearance through video conference and sought issuance of NBW (VC).”