Voters can file criminal complaints over false election affidavits

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held Section 195(1) of the CrPC does not apply to Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, clearing the way for private complaints without a public servant as complainant. The court still left the Karnataka High Court's quashing intact in the Bidar MLA matter, finding the incorrect-address allegation prima facie rebutted on the documents and the chance of conviction remote. (Freepressjournal)

• A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held Section 195(1) of the CrPC does not apply to Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, clearing the way for private complaints without a public ser
• The court still left the Karnataka High Court's quashing intact in the Bidar MLA matter, finding the incorrect-address allegation prima facie rebutted on the documents and the chance of conviction remote.