BENGALURU: Karnataka HC has quashed proceedings against two persons accused of printing on a wedding invitation card a message calling upon people to vote for PM Modi in LS polls earlier this year. “The crime is recklessly registered, so is the chargesheet, on a reckless probe,” Justice M Nagaprasanna observed in his recent order.Bridegroom Shivaprasad, a resident of Alanthaya village in Dakshina Kannada district, got the message, “Voting for Modi is the gift for my wedding,” printed on his wedding invite, and the cards were printed at the printing press owned by A Balakrishna of Golithottu village. Both Shivaprasad and Balakrishna were booked on April 25 under section 188 of IPC and section 127A of Represen-tation of People Act. The wedding was on March 27 and complaint was registered on April 19.
‘Reckless probe’: High court quashes case over ‘pro-Modi’ wedding invite | India News
