Coimbatore: The controversial Calcutta High Court Judge C.S. Karnan has been arrested in Coimbatore, by the West Bengal police.
He has been evading arrest since May 10 after the Supreme Court sentenced him to six months imprisonment for contempt of court.
Justice Karnan retired on June 12.
In February, the Supreme Court issued a contempt of court notice against Justice Karnan for allegedly degrading the judicial institution.
A seven-judge Bench, led by the Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, heard Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi who said that Justice Karnan should face contempt proceedings for his “scurrilous” letters against sitting and retired High Court and Supreme Court judges.
Justice Karnan had written to the Prime Minister and allegedly accused several retired and sitting Supreme Court and High Court judges of corruption.
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