Supreme Court of India

The State of Karnataka v. Prathik Parasrampuria

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Bench Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 17 August 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, this Department cannot accede with the proposal for withdrawal from prosecution.

Judgment, page 30

In brief

During the 2014 Lok Sabha bye-election for the Bellary constituency, a flying squad constituted by the Election Commission raided the respondent's residence and business complex acting on an anonymous message that he had hoarded counterfeit currency to bribe voters. The squad seized a laptop, cheque books and loose cheque leaves, a pen drive and Rs. 20,48,355 in cash, and an FIR was registered on 11.04.2014 under Sections 171E and 188 IPC alleging possession of money meant to be paid to voters.…

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