Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Karnataka High Court Reserves Order on FIR Against Arnab
A complaint was filed against Amit Malviya and Arnab Goswami after comments made during a television debate.
The complaint said Malviya wrongly described a building in Turkey as an Indian National Congress office.
Police then registered a case against both men.
They asked the Karnataka High Court to cancel the case.
Their lawyer argued that the FIR should not have been registered.
The court has temporarily stopped the criminal proceedings.
That protection will continue for now.
The court plans to announce its decision on September 3.
The Karnataka High Court will issue its order on September 3 on pleas by Amit Malviya and Arnab Goswami to quash an FIR.
Justice M Nagaprasanna continued an interim stay on criminal proceedings until the next hearing.
The FIR followed a May 2025 complaint by Indian Youth Congress legal-cell head Shrikant Swaroop BN.
The complaint concerned Malviya’s alleged claim that Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkey was an Indian National Congress office.
The petitioners argued that the FIR was impermissible, politically motivated, and baseless.
- Who
- Amit Malviya and Arnab Goswami are challenging the FIR; the complaint was filed by Shrikant Swaroop BN of the Indian Youth Congress.
- What
- The Karnataka High Court reserved its order on petitions seeking to quash the FIR and related criminal proceedings.
- When
- The complaint was filed in May 2025, and the court is scheduled to issue its order on September 3.
- Where
- The proceedings are before the Karnataka High Court and concern remarks made during a Republic TV debate.
- Why
- The FIR followed allegations that Amit Malviya claimed the Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkey was an Indian National Congress office.
Petitioners’ position
Complainant’s case
Validity of the FIR
Petitioners’ position
Amit Malviya and Arnab Goswami’s lawyer argued that the FIR could not legally have been registered in the circumstances.
Complainant’s case
The complaint by Shrikant Swaroop BN led to registration of the FIR over remarks made during a Republic TV debate.
Nature of the proceedings
Petitioners’ position
The petitioners have described the complaint and criminal proceedings as politically motivated and baseless, and seek their quashing.
Complainant’s case
The complaint alleges that Amit Malviya made a false claim about the Istanbul Congress Centre being an Indian National Congress office.
- Court
- Karnataka High Court
- Judge
- Justice M Nagaprasanna
- Petitioners
- Amit Malviya and Arnab Goswami
- Complaint date
- May 2025
- Order date
- September 3
- Interim protection
- The stay on criminal proceedings continues until the next hearing
- Disputed remark
- The Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkey was allegedly described as an Indian National Congress office