Dharmasthala mass burial case: SIT urges court to take cognisance of final report on false complaint
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has requested a court to take cognisance of its final report regarding a false complaint filed in the Dharmasthala mass burial case. The SIT is seeking criminal proceedings against six individuals for fabricating evidence and filing false charges.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal consequences of filing malicious or false complaints against public officials and the judicial process involved in clearing such allegations.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala mass burial case urged the Belthangady court on Saturday to take cognisance of its final report on the false complaint filed by C.N. Chinna alias Chinnaiah and sought action against Chinna, activists Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, Girish Mattennavar, T. Jayanth, Vittal Gowda and Sujatha Bhat.
Prosecutor Divyaraj Hegde, representing the SIT, told the Additional Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class, Belthangady, that the final report was filed under Section 215 (Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita.
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