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‘Make those boys happy’: Why Supreme Court revived a corruption case against a Karnataka cop
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‘Make those boys happy’: Why Supreme Court revived a corruption case against a Karnataka cop

The Indian Express·Mustafa Plumber·3 days ago
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The Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order that quashed a corruption case against a police sub-inspector (PSI) accused of indirectly seeking a bribe from a man for his subordinate officials. The case relates to an incident in 2023 involving PSI K Rangayya and Basavanagowda, a driver. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, in its order dated May 26, said, “The specific allegation is (Rangayya) directing the complainant that he should ‘do something for the other police officials’ or ‘make those boys happy’, constitutes a veiled demand for illegal gratification or undue advantage for these persons who were closely associated with him officially.” The bench said, “The fact that Respondent No.…

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