India News | Karnataka High Court Stays State's Decision to Withdraw 52 Criminal Cases, Including Alanda Riots Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Karnataka High Court has stayed the State Government's Cabinet decision to withdraw 52 criminal cases, including the case related to the Alanda riots.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 2 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court has stayed the State Government's Cabinet decision to withdraw 52 criminal cases, including the case related to the Alanda riots.
The stay was issued in the matter of Girish Bharadwaj vs State of Karnataka
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The High Court, in its prima facie observation, found fault with the State's invocation of Section 321 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
The bench noted that the decision violated an earlier order of the Karnataka High Court, which required the State to seek withdrawal of prosecutions against the accused through proper legal process.
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The Cabinet had recently decided to withdraw the 52 cases. The High Court's interim order puts the decision on hold until further hearing.
Details of the next date of hearing are awaited. (ANI)
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