Absconding since May 9 when a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court passed an unprecedented six-month imprisonment order against him, Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan was today arrested by the Kolkata Police from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu in a joint operation by the police of both states.

Karnan, who became the first judge of a High Court to retire while being ‘absconding’ after being found guilty under the Contempt of Courts Act, will be brought to Kolkata tomorrow and taken to Presidency Jail. His arrest was confirmed by his lawyer Peter Ramesh, ANI reported.

According to a top police official, Karnan, who had been staying there for the last few days, resisted the arrest and argued with the police. However, he was taken into custody, he said.