The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the decision of the special court for CBI cases, which had granted pardon to an accused in a case of illegal export of iron ore after the accused offered to become an approver and disclose all information on the alleged commission of offences by other accused persons, including Satish Krishna Sail, MLA.
What petitioner said
Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order while rejecting the petition filed by Shri Mallikarjun Shipping Pvt. Ltd., Goa, and its managing director Mr. Sail. The petitioners had claimed that if this practice of granting pardon was permitted, every co-accused would turn as an approver and that would cause grave prejudice to the other accused persons.
