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Bengaluru court issues non-bailable warrant against BJP MLC Ravikumar
A Bengaluru court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against BJP MLC N Ravikumar for failing to appear in a case over alleged derogatory remarks against Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum. The…
A Bengaluru court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against BJP MLC N Ravikumar for failing to appear in a case over alleged derogatory remarks against Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum. The 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sandeep Patil issued the warrant after Ravikumar remained absent despite summons. The remarks were made during a protest in Kalaburagi last year, leading to an FIR by Station Bazaar police.
Ravikumar had sought to quash the case in the Karnataka High Court, which declined interim relief, allowing lower court proceedings to continue. The non-bailable warrant is a process to compel his appearance and does not amount to a conviction. The case was registered under provisions for offensive and communally provocative statements. The next step depends on execution of the warrant and further court orders.
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The Karnataka High Court's refusal to stay proceedings meant Ravikumar had exhausted one standard legal avenue. Now the police must execute the warrant, a process that can take days or weeks depending on his location and cooperation. If arrested, he will be produced before the magistrate and can seek bail. The underlying case, filed under IPC sections for offensive remarks against a public servant, carries a maximum two-year term under Section 504. The political backdrop is the Congress-BJP tussle over official conduct: in 2023 the government issued a circular shielding officers from baseless harassment complaints, which the BJP called a shield for DCs perceived as partisan. The next milestone is the warrant return date before the same magistrate.
Source: siasat.com
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