Court Emphasizes Need for Curbing Legal Procedure Abuse, Deems Fast Track Courts and ADR Insufficient: Karnataka High Court

In a significant development, a revision petition under Section 397 (1) read with Section 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code was granted by the Court of I Additional District and Sessions Judge in Belagavi, Karnataka. The case (CRL.RP No. 100280 of 2022) involved offenses punishable under Sections 304A and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 135(1)(A) of the Karnataka Electricity Act (K.E.Act). The…