BENGALURU: Karnataka HC quashed the case against two persons accused of printing a message calling on people to vote for Prime Minister Modi in the LS polls earlier this year on a wedding invitation card. “The offense is recklessly recorded, as is the charge sheet, in a reckless investigation,” Justice M. Nagaprasanna observed in his recent order.
Groom Shivaprasad, a resident of Alanthaya village in Dakshina Kannada district, got the message “Voting for Modi is my wedding gift” printed on his wedding invitation, and the cards were printed at the printing press owned by A Balakrishna by Golithotu. village. Both Shivaprasad and Balakrishna were booked on April 25 under section 188 of the IPC and section 127A of the Representation of People Act. The wedding was on March 27 and the complaint was registered on April 19.
