BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Monday said that the Lokayuktha police can submit the chargesheets or final reports before the trial courts in cases wherein investigation is completed.
This was after Advocate General Madhusudan R Naik submitted that the investigation includes filing of chargesheets. So that Lokayuktha police are authorised to file chargesheets/reports as per section 174 of CrPc, he said.
In view of this, the division bench of Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and justice Ravi Malimath said that Lokayuktha police can submit sheets/reports to the courts.
This was in response to the submission of Senior Counsel Dhyan Chinnappa that Lokayuktha police are not able to submit chargesheets despite investigation is completed as the police station status and investigation powers accorded to them has been withdrawn by the state, after creation of Anti Corruption Bureau.
Chinnappa representing Chidanand Urs, petitioner challenging the creation of Anti Corruption Bureau disbanding Lokayukta police. Lokayuktha police are continuing the investigation in 747 pending cases.