Kolkata: Former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan, jailed on an order of the Supreme Court, has moved a petition before the governor of West Bengal seeking bail or parole.
Karnan, 62, who was lodged at the Presidency Correctional Home here on June 21 following his arrest in Tamil Nadu a day earlier, is at present undergoing treatment at the state-run SSKM Hospital.
The former High Court Judge was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for contempt of court by a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, on May 9.
Questioning the constitutionality of the order of imprisonment of Karnan by the Supreme Court, the petition said, “It is requested that the applicant may please be enlarged on bail/parole till the said lacunae are remedied and constitutional supremacy restored.”
Making the appeal through his lawyers, Karnan said, “The applicant is ready and willing to abide by any terms and conditions that may be imposed for granting bail/parole to him.” (PTI)
