High Court questions CBI on lengthy investigation in DK Shivakumar's disproportionate assets case
Bengaluru: On Friday, the High Court raised questions to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the prolonged investigation in the disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) DK Shivakumar. The court inquired whether there is a legal provision for such lengthy investigations and if there is no time limit under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
The case stems from petitions filed by the CBI and the BJP challenging the state government's decision to revoke permission for the investigation. Special Public Prosecutor for CBI, Prasanna Kumar, argued that the government did not provide reasons for withdrawing the permission.
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He highlighted that Shivakumar's alleged illegal assets between 2013 and 2018 amount to Rs. 74.93 crore. Shivakumar had applied for the cancellation of the CBI investigation, and permission was withdrawn while the appeal was pending.
The court is deliberating on whether the government has the authority to revoke CBI investigation permissions under the General Clauses Act. The CBI advocates informed the court that the investigation is still ongoing. The High Court has adjourned the hearing to a later date.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
