National Human Rights Protection and Corruption Crime Control v. Sri. Borase Bhushan Gulabrao IPS
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 11 and 12
Case brief
What is this about?
CCC No. 121 of 2026, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 23.07.2026; coram Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice and K.S. Hemalekha, J (order per Chief Justice). Civil contempt under Sections 11 and 12, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging willful breach of orders dated 30.10.2019 and 06.11.2019 in W.P.No.50085/2019 (GM-RES-PIL) on police duty to prevent illegal obstruction of Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations in Belagavi; incidents of violence using weapons reported, FIRs registered per affidavit of Police Inspector, CSB, Belagavi City; Court found no willful disobedience by the police authority and closed the complaint against Commissioner of Police, Belagavi City and Principal Secretary, Department of Home (State of Karnataka pro-forma respondent).
What did the court decide?
The Court was unable to accept that there was any willful disobedience on the part of the police authority, and the present complaint was accordingly closed.