The Karnataka High Court quashed ordinary-magistrate proceedings against B.M. Farooq alias Bava Mohammed Farookh and remitted the matter to the designated Special Court.
Judge / Bench — Justice M. Nagaprasanna.
The 4 November 2026 order in Criminal Petition 7484/2024 held that special courts may try sitting or former legislators regardless of whether the alleged offence preceded their legislative tenure. The jurisdictional ruling did not extinguish the underlying investigation; the Special Court must regulate further procedure according to law.
Advocates appearing — Petitioner: M. Aruna Shyam, Senior Advocate, with Suyog Herele E., Advocate. Respondent1: B.N. Jagadeesha, State Public Prosecutor-I. Respondent2: Sathyanarayana Chalke, Advocate, for S. Rajendra, Advocate.