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High Court quashes criminal case against former MLA Sanjay Patil

High Court quashes criminal case against former MLA Sanjay Patil
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The High Court has quashed the criminal case filed against former BJP MLA Sanjay Patil. The case was related to allegations of making defamatory statements about a minister during the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign. The single-judge bench (Dharwad) accepted the petition filed by Sanjay Patil, stating that the complaint lacked the necessary elements under IPC Section 509.

Originally reported by Prajavani Summarised from the source’s public news feed without altering the facts. Read the original report for the full story.
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