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High Court reserves order

Staff Reporter

In case against senior advocates

“Sufficient material to initiate contempt proceedings”
“Had tried to interfere with proceedings”

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has reserved judgment on a contempt of court case against senior advocates R. K. Anand and I. U. Khan and two other lawyers arising out of a sting operation that claimed to have exposed an alleged nexus between defence and prosecution lawyers in winning over an eyewitness in the BMW hit-and-run case of 1999.

A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Manmohan Sarin and Justice Manmohan reserved the judgment following conclusion of arguments by counsel for the four and the amicus curiae in the matter.

The Court had last year prima facie found sufficient material on record to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the four.

“We are prima facie satisfied that you -- R. K. Anand, I. U. Khan, Sri Bhagwan Sharma and Lovely -- have wilfully and deliberately tried to interfere with the due course of judicial proceedings and administration of justice by the courts and your acts and conduct were intended to subvert the administration of justice in the pending trial and, in particular, influence the outcome of the ongoing proceedings,” the Bench had said.

“The transcripts and CDs reveal the meeting of the eyewitness in the case, Sunil Kulkarni, with then Special Public Prosecutor I. U. Khan on April 28,” the Bench had further stated.

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