The High Court of Karnataka in Kalaburagi, on Wednesday, rejected the bail plea of Shankarappa Vanikyal, former Commissioner of Kalaburagi City Corporation, who was arrested on the charge of accepting bribe through his subordinate staff for clearing bills presented by an institution.
Special Public Prosecutor Gaurish Kashempur, who appeared for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), opposed the grant of bail to the senior Karnataka Administrative Services officer expressing the apprehension that the accused might not extend cooperation during investigation, if released on bail.
He also brought to the court’s notice that the accused has spent most of his custody time in hospital on the pretext of ill-health.
