Karnataka High Court rejects Roopa Moudgil’s plea for IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri’s call records
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by senior IPS officer Roopa Moudgil seeking the Call Data Records (CDR) of IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri, terming the plea unnecessary and irrelevant to the defamation case pending against her.
Roopa had earlier approached the magistrate court requesting directions to telecom companies to produce Sindhuri’s call records. The request was linked to a defamation suit filed by Rohini Sindhuri after Roopa allegedly posted objectionable material against her on Facebook. The magistrate court had rejected the plea, following which Roopa moved the High Court.
A single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum upheld the lower court’s decision, observing that the IPS officer’s petition was flawed and appeared to be an attempt to delay the trial. The bench noted that the case pertained to allegations of defamation and not to issues that required CDR examination.
The court said Roopa had accused Sindhuri of tarnishing her reputation and even linked her to the death of a police officer in her posts, which were the basis of the defamation complaint. While Roopa’s counsel had sought Sindhuri’s two-year CDR to establish her alleged contact with Munish Moudgil, Roopa’s husband, the bench pointed out that Roopa had the liberty to produce Munish’s records and examine him as a defense witness.
Senior advocate D.R. Ravishankar, representing Roopa, argued that Sindhuri had admitted to speaking with Munish but had also claimed she did not know his phone number. He contended that only Sindhuri’s call records could reveal the truth and provide details about the calls and their locations. He further said the CDR was crucial for Roopa to defend herself, but the magistrate court dismissed her plea without explaining why it was irrelevant.
Countering this, Sindhuri’s counsel C.V. Nagesh maintained that the case stemmed from a private complaint over defamatory posts, and repeated petitions from Roopa were aimed at delaying proceedings. He added that the High Court conciliation bench had previously fined Roopa Rs 10,000 for similar tactics and even gave her an option to test her claims in court.
Nagesh stressed that the law does not permit seeking CDRs of individuals as it amounts to a violation of privacy rights. He argued that if Roopa wanted to establish communication between her husband and Sindhuri, she could rely on Munish’s call records and subject him to cross-examination instead of demanding Sindhuri’s records.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
