The Court noted the daughter-in-law's submission that settlement talks were underway and that she had no objection to bail being given to the accused man.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice, Karnataka CM Siddaramiah wrote that premises measuring nearly 50,000 square feet have been identified to be repurposed for the proposed Bench's operations.
The daughter told the Court that she had been pressured by her parents and certain Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members into making earlier accusations against her lover.
The High Court warned the ED that if there was no tangible evidence to justify the arrest, its officers could face imprisonment for carrying out a wrongful arrest.
Jeevaraj was recently declared the winning candidate from the Sringeri constituency for the 2023 Assembly elections, after the High Court on April 6 ordered a recount of postal ballots.
A Division Bench overturned a single judge's decision which had earlier held that a common show cause notice for multiple financial years was impermissible.