New Delhi, March 24 -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a PIL seeking an independent probe by the CBI or SIT into the alleged honeytrapping of legislators, public servants, and judges in Karnataka.

The matter was mentioned by the advocate of the petitioner for early listing of the case before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, which agreed to list it for hearing today or tomorrow.

The plea filed by a Jharkhand resident, Binay Kumar Singh, sought an independent probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising police officers who are not subject to the control or influence of the State of Karnataka.

The petition, filed through advocate Barun Sinha, urged th...