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Karnataka high court quashes FIR against advocate for client call
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,…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative here pits 'aggressive advocates' against 'aggrieved litigants', but the facts are clear: the state itself admitted the call was the only evidence. The real story is litigants weaponising criminal law to intimidate lawyers who displease them. Justice Nagaprasanna's warning bears watching: will police now screen such complaints before filing FIRs, or will the next advocate have to run to court again? The number of such quashing petitions this year will answer that.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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