HC seeks govt.’s response on plea against ‘leak’ of information on probe

Police should have guidelines to keep secrecy in the matter of investigation, says plea

The High Court of Karnataka has asked the State government to respond to a plea to not “leak” information collected during the course of investigation in any case to the press, the public or the media and take action against officers responsible in cases of “leak” of information. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order on a PIL petition filed H. Naghabhushan Rao, a retired officer of Grameena Bank and president of the All Karnataka Grameena Bank Employees’ Federation. Pointing out various instances of reports telecast in Kannada new television channels disclosing details of cases under investigation, the petitioner has contended that it is necessary to ensure absolute secrecy about investigation to maintain its sanctity and adjudication of justice.