The Karnataka High Court recently stayed all criminal proceedings initiated against a man who printed a message on his wedding invitation card asking people to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. On Monday, November 11, the high court bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim stay order. The state's top court also issued notice to the Karnataka government and a polling officer, the original complainant in the case, seeking their responses on a quashing the petition filed by Shivaprasad, a resident of Dakshin Kannada district. The court also stated that the accused seemed to have been booked for a "strange offence". "The petitioners/ accused are alleged of a strange offence. The first petitioner prints an invitation card of his own wedding and prints a posts script which read as the 'the gift that you would give me in the marriage is vote for Narendra Modi'. This is said to be an offence under Section 127A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951," the high court said while staying the criminal proceedings against Shivaprasad. Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: PM Narendra Modi To Address 3 Public Meetings and Campaign for BJP Led-MahaYuti Candidates in State.
High Court Says Accused Seems to Be Booked for 'Strange Offence'
Karnataka High Court stays FIR against man booked for sending out wedding invites with message 'Voting for Modi is the gift for my wedding'
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