ShyamPrasad Shastry suicide case: Charge sheet against Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat,Raghaveshwara Swamiji
Mangaluru, September 26: The CID police have filed charge sheet to the court against three persons including Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat and Raghaveshwara Swamiji of Ramachandrapur Mutt in Shamprasad Shastry suicide case.
In 2014, Shyam Prasad Shastry committed suicide at Kedila village in Puttur taluk. In this case, the CID police have filed the charge sheet to the Puttur court against Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, Raghaveshwara Swamiji and Puttur Havyaka zone President Shivashankar Bhat.
In the suicide case of Shyam Prasad Shastry, brother-in-law of Rama Katha singer who made rape allegation against Raghaveshwara swamiji, CID DySP R. Vasu filed the charge sheet against the three under provocation, threat and insult. Shamprasad had committed suicide on September 1, 2014 by shooting himself from a country-made gun.
It was alleged that Shastry had committed suicide as he was threatened to support the swamiji in the rape case. The case registered at Puttur police station was later handed over to the CID. Moreover, the CID also provided the audio record of these three accused for threatening Shastry, sources said.
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Gujarat HC orders man to deposit Rs 1 lakh for attending virtual proceedings from toilet
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI): The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology.
The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings.
On Monday, the division bench of Justices AS Supehia and RT Vachhani directed the man, identified as Samad Abdul Rehman Shah, to deposit Rs 1 lakh in the court registry by July 22, the next date of the hearing.
"The contemnor has admitted to his conduct during the live-streaming proceedings and submitted that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. Thus, at this stage, we direct the contemnor to deposit the amount of Rs 1 lakh before the registry of this court by the next date of hearing," the court ordered.
According to the report submitted to the court, Shah attended the hearing on June 20 for a total of 74 minutes, during which he was seen sitting on a toilet and relieving himself.
Shah's lawyer told the court that his client would tender an unconditional apology for his behaviour.
When questioned, the lawyer confirmed he had advised Shah to present himself appropriately for the hearing.
The now-infamous video showed Shah using a toilet during the proceedings, sparking outrage and leading the court to order the video’s immediate removal and ban, citing damage to the judiciary’s image.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gujarat High Court has permitted lawyers and litigants to join hearings virtually. Proceedings are live-streamed via the court's YouTube channel.
After finishing his business, Shah was seen picking up his phone and leaving. Justice Desai appeared unaware of his surroundings at the time.
Wearing wireless earphones, he can be seen logging in again later in the livestream, sitting in a room and waiting for his turn.
After nearly 10 minutes, he identified himself as Abdul Samad Shah, a resident of Kim village in Surat and the complainant in an assault case.
His lawyers told the court that Shah had lodged a complaint against two individuals but that a compromise had been reached between both parties.
While hearing the petition filed by the accused seeking to quash the FIR, Justice Desai asked Shah if he consented to the plea. Upon hearing Shah’s no-objection, the judge approved the petition.
