Accused Cannot Be Compelled To File RTI To Obtain Documents He Is Legally Entitled To: Karnataka High Court

Bengaluru, February 2025: The High Court of Karnataka has recently quashed the order passed by the Special II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga, and granted relief to Dr. Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the Peethadyaksharu of SJM Mutt, Chitradurga. The case was related to a criminal petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), in which he sought certain documents as per Section…