The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of advocate R.K. Anand for contempt of court by attempting to influence controversial witness Sunil Kulkarni in the infamous BMW hit-and-run case.
A three-judge Bench of Justices B.N. Agrawal, G.S. Singhvi and Aftab Alam, however, set aside the conviction of Special Public Prosecutor I.U. Khan, who was also debarred by the Delhi High Court from practising for four months along with Anand.
Referring to the criticism about the sting operation carried out by a news channel, the apex court noted that it was not a typical case of trial by the media but rather a sting undertaken in public interest
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