Overview

• On June 13, the Supreme Court refused Kulkarni’s plea for a seven-day extension to surrender to trial court or jail authorities
• The apex court had cancelled his bail on June 6 after the CBI alleged he attempted to contact or influence prosecution witnesses through intermediaries
• Kulkarni’s lawyers cited his duties as an MLA and chairman of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board in seeking more time, but the bench led by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra declined the request
• Kulkarni, who denies the charges, was arrested by the CBI in November 2020 over his alleged role in the 2016 murder of BJP zilla panchayat member Yogesh Gowda
• The Supreme Court instructed the trial court to proceed with the case expeditiously without being influenced by its observations on the bail cancellation