The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stay on the trial proceedings against Karnataka’s former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in a case pertaining to the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl, Live Law reported.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party leader against the Karnataka High Court’s refusal to quash the case against him.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya issued notice to the Karnataka government to examine whether the matter should be remanded back to the High Court for fresh consideration, according to Live Law.
The High Court had on November 13 upheld a February order of a special court in Bengaluru that had taken cognisance of a chargesheet in the case and had directed Yediyurappa to appear before it.
The case against Yediyurappa was registered on March 14, 2024, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly assaulting a minor girl, who is a rape survivor in a separate case from 2015.
He also faces charges of sexual harassment under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code.
The 82-year-old leader is accused of having assaulted the girl on February 2, 2024, when she and her mother met him to seek help in the 2015...
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