Chandigarh, April 25 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has come down heavily on three officers of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Haryana-- an additional director-general of police (ADGP), a superintendent of police (SP) and an investigating officer for assuming the "role of a court of law" while investigating a corruption case.

"...it is apparent that the aforesaid three officials have not only mischievously misconstrued the mandatory statutory provisions, but also interfered with the process of law," the bench of justice NS Shekhawat said, while summoning them and seeking an explanation before proceeding against them by April 28. The court also directed home secretary, Haryana observing that it expects that the officials having basic ...