Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Karnataka High Court Rejects NIA Transfer Petition
The Karnataka High Court has decided not to move a case against a man named Anirudda Rajan from Bengaluru to Uttar Pradesh.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) wanted the case to be moved, but the court said no because Anirudda is only a suspect in Uttar Pradesh and not officially accused.
He was arrested in Bengaluru in 2024 and is being investigated for being part of a banned group.
The case will continue to be heard in Bengaluru.
Karnataka High Court rejected NIA's petition to transfer Anirudda Rajan's case from Bengaluru to Uttar Pradesh.
Rajan is only a suspect in the Uttar Pradesh case and has not been named as an accused or chargesheeted there.
Rajan was arrested in Bengaluru in 2024 and is being investigated under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The case is pending before the Special Judge for Trial of NIA Cases in Bengaluru.
The court granted the NIA the liberty to move an application if Rajan is made an accused in the Uttar Pradesh case.
- Who
- Karnataka High Court, National Investigation Agency (NIA), Anirudda Rajan
- What
- Rejection of NIA's petition to transfer a case against Anirudda Rajan from Bengaluru to Uttar Pradesh
- When
- 2024 (arrest year), 2024 (court decision)
- Where
- Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru
- Why
- Anirudda Rajan is only a suspect in the Uttar Pradesh case and has not been named as an accused or chargesheeted there
- Court
- Karnataka High Court
- Petitioner
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Respondent
- Anirudda Rajan
- Case Status
- Pending before Special Judge for Trial of NIA Cases, Bengaluru
- Arrest Location
- Bengaluru
- Arrest Year
- 2024
- Act Involved
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Section 10