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2025 Supreme(Kar) 832

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
M. NAGAPRASANNA, J
C.T.Ravi S/o Thimmegowda – Appellant
Versus
State By Bagewadi P.S. – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Sri Prabhuling K Navadgi, Sr.Counsel A/W Sri Siddharth Suman, Advocate
For the Respondent: Sri B.A.Belliappa, SPP A/w Sri B.N.Jagadeesha, Addl.SPP, Sri K.A.Phaneendra

Table of Content
1. facts leading to the petition (Para 1 , 2)
2. petitioner’s arguments on legislative privilege (Para 3 , 4)
3. state's counterarguments on privilege limitations (Para 5)
4. complainant's claim on verbal abuse and modesty (Para 6 , 7)
5. court’s observations on legislative immunity scope (Para 8 , 9 , 10)
6. legal interpretation of article 194 with case law (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
7. court analyzes legislative privileges and their applicability to criminal acts. (Para 16 , 17)
8. conclusions on legislative privilege and prosecution (Para 18 , 19 , 20)
9. analysis of alleged offences under bns (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26)
10. court’s final determination on complaint merit (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)

ORDER :

M. NAGAPRASANNA, J.

The petitioner, a Member of Legislative Council of the State of Karnataka now stands before this Court seeking quashing of registration of crime, in Crime No.186 of 2024, which alleges offences penal under Sections 75 and 79 of the BNS 2023.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, facts in brief, are as follows:-

The petitioner, a people’s representative, is said to be in public field for over 3 decades. He is presently a Member of Vidhana Parishad/Legis

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