Overview

• A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma revoked the bail that Kulkarni had secured in August 2021.
• The court cited sufficient material to support CBI allegations that he attempted to tamper with or influence prosecution witnesses.
• Kulkarni must surrender to the trial court or jail authorities within one week of the June 6 ruling.
• The apex court directed the trial court to expedite the ongoing murder trial without being swayed by its observations.
• The case dates to the June 2016 killing of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda, with the CBI taking over the probe in September 2019 and arresting Kulkarni in November 2020.