DIVAKAR SHASTRI vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA — SLP(Crl) No. 2895/2019

Summary: On 05-04-2019, the Supreme Court heard two consolidated Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) petitions filed by C.M.N. Shastry against the State of Karnataka, challenging a High Court order from 01-02-2019. The Court examined the allegations against the petitioner in paragraph 65 of the impugned order and the Trial Court's approach on the protest petition. The Court issued notice in both matters and granted a stay of proceedings till the next date of hearing. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.