The Bengaluru Police have registered a first information report against lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who allegedly attempted to attack Chief Justice BR Gavai in the Supreme Court on Monday, Bar and Bench reported.
A zero FIR was registered at the Vidhana Soudha police station based on a complaint by another lawyer, Bhaktavachala, who sought action against Kishore to “protect the image of the judiciary”.
A zero FIR can be filed at any police station irrespective of where the offence occurred. It subsequently has to be transferred to the police station that has territorial jurisdiction over the alleged offence.
Kishore has been booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to using assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from duty and for using force to dishonour a person.
The Vidhana Soudha police station has transferred the case to the Tilak Marg police station in Delhi, which has jurisdiction over the matter, the Hindustan Times reported.
On Monday, Kishore allegedly tried to throw a shoe at Gavai while shouting a slogan accusing him of having insulted Hinduism.
A day later, Kishore told ANI that the chief justice “should think that when he is sitting on such a high constitutional post, he should understand the meaning of ‘Milord’ and uphold its dignity”.
“You go to Mauritius and say that the country will not run with a bulldozer,” he told ANI. “I ask the CJI and those opposing me: Is the bulldozer action by Yogi ji against those who encroached on government property wrong?...I am hurt and will continue to be so.”
Kishore seemed to be referencing a comment by Gavai on Friday where he said that the Supreme Court in a November 2024 ruling “sent a clear message that the Indian legal system is governed by the rule of law, not by the rule of the bulldozer”.
In November, the Supreme Court had held as illegal the practice of demolishing properties of persons accused of crimes as a punitive measure. It said that processes must be followed before removing allegedly illegal encroachments.
SC Bar Association terminates Kishore’s membership
The Supreme Court Bar Association on Thursday terminated Kishore’s temporary membership, describing his behaviour as “grave misconduct”, The Indian Express reported.
“Such reprehensible, disorderly and intemperate behaviour is utterly unbecoming of an officer of the court,” the newspaper quoted the association as saying.
On Monday, the Bar Council of India suspended his license to practice with immediate effect, and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him.
The order said that his conduct was inconsistent with the rules and the dignity of the court.
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