ITEM NO.26 COURT NO.1 SECTION X
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
WRIT PETITION(CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 67332/2025
MANIKANTA RATHOD Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Respondent(s)
(IA No. 45977/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No. 45978/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) Date : 20-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Adv. Mr. Amrendra Kumar Choubey, Adv. Mr. Srajan Sinha, Adv. Ms. Renu Prajapati, Adv. Mr. Uddeshya Kumar Jha, Adv. Mr. Shivain Vaidialingam, Adv. Ms. Shloka Vaidialingam, Adv. Ms. Seita Vaidyalingam, AOR For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. Delay condoned.
2. We see no ground to entertain this Writ Petition under Article
32 of the Constitution. The petitioner, if so advised, may approach
the High Court of Karnataka. We do not find any merit in his
submission that, on ...