The Karnataka Government offered a police escort to allow the KPSC fraud accused to visit his wife and newborn child and participate in religious ceremonies.

The Karnataka High Court on Monday allowed an accused in the alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) examination for 400 veterinary officer posts to be temporarily released from prison to meet his newborn child and wife.

Justice S Vishwajith Shetty passed the order directing the police to escort Basavaraj Kannale to meet his wife and child from October 15 to October 20 in Bidar district.

The court directed Kannale to fully cooperate with the police and barred him from using his own or anyone else’s mobile phone at the hospital or his home unless accompanied by police escorts.he court recorded State Public Prosecutor B N Jagadeesha’s assurance that police escorts would not enter Kannale’s house or hospital room. It also directed prison authorities to facilitate compliance with the order by allowing Kannale temporary release from prison.

Arguments in court

Appearing for Kannale, Senior Advocate Arun Shyam submitted that his wife had given birth on October 7 and that his presence was necessary to care for her and their newborn child. He added that he also wished to attend the child’s naming ceremony, scheduled for the 12th day after the birth.