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2015 Supreme(Kar) 1259

RATHNAKALA
Prathap Simha – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Vinod Kumar M.
For the Respondents: Vijayakumar Majage

ORDER :

Rathnakala, J.

1. The petitioner herein has been charge sheeted for committing the offence punishable under Section 125 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 ('the Act' for brevity). During the relevant time, he was contesting for Mysore-Kodagu Constituency from BJP Party. The Election code of conduct was in force from 5.3.2014; in a public election campaign meeting held on 20.3.2014, the petitioner is alleged to have said that "we need a Prime Minister who would demand for the lives of four Pakistani soldiers in exchange of the lives of two of ours. The present Prime Minister is passive, he did not do so and do we need a Prime Minister of such kind?". It is further alleged that the petitioner said those words in emotional and high voice, which would disturb the communal disharmony, thereby violated the code of conduct of the Parliament Election of 2014. Sri. Vinod Kumar M., learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner is a sitting M.P. The evidence collected by the Investigating Officer, even if taken on its face value, fails to make out an offence punishable under Section 125 of the Act. Public speech given by the petitioner will not in any






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