# Karnataka high court quashes FIR against advocate for client call 2026-08-14T17:41:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Karnataka high court has quashed an FIR registered against advocate Mayur Bhanu, who was named as accused number four after he received his client's phone call during a dispute. The FIR, filed in May by Shrenik Chandrashekhar, alleged that Bhanu and others issued dire threats in a cheating case involving Rs 9.4 lakh. Justice M Nagaprasanna observed an increasing trend of advocates being implicated for discharging professional duties, calling such attempts a threat to the independence of the Bar. The state's prosecutor conceded there was no evidence beyond the phone call. Bhanu's counsel argued his implication was a collateral consequence of professional engagement. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Advocate Mayur Bhanu, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Justice M Nagaprasanna, Karnataka High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-high-court-quashes-fir-against-advocate-for-client-call/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-high-court-quashes-fir-against-advocate-for-client-call/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.