HC stays criminal case initiated against Byrathi Basavaraj

Opposition has been demanding his resignation based on this case

In a relief to Minister Byrathi Basavaraj and two others, the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed further proceedings in a criminal case initiated against him by a special court on a private complaint of alleged forgery and fabrication in registration of a partition deed and a sale deed of a private land at Kalkere village in Bengaluru East taluk way back in 2003.

The criminal proceedings against Mr. Basavaraj has rocked the ongoing session of the State legislature in Belagavi with the Opposition demanding his resignation. A Bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav passed the interim order of staying further proceedings before the special court on a petition filed by Madappa, 83, Shankar, and Mr. Basavaraj.

The petitioners had questioned the special court’s September 9, 2021, order of rejecting the ‘B’ report filed by the jurisdictional police and November 25, 2021 order of issuance of summons to them.