Karnataka High Court drops criminal case against Shivakumar in BJP post row
D K Shivakumar gets relief from the Karnataka High Court, which quashed a criminal case stemming from a controversial Facebook post targeting BJP leaders.
The Karnataka High Court said that in the present case, the court was required to examine only whether prima facie material exists to justify investigation. (File Photo) The Karnataka High Court Friday allowed a petition filed by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and quashed a case registered against him over a Facebook post allegedly targeting certain BJP leaders.
Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and said, “Allowed and quashed.”
The Bengaluru police had registered a case against Shivakumar, who was then the Karnataka deputy chief minister and Congress state president.
The case was registered against Shivakumar and Congress social media cell head B R Naidu based on an order by Bengaluru Special Court for People’s Representatives, where Yogendra Hodaghatta, a former secretary of the BJP’s legal cell, lodged a complaint. It was alleged that the Congress had manipulated and misrepresented the Opposition party’s campaign materials.
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