The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the police cannot orally summon rowdy sheeters, who are not actively involved in the commission of offences or suspected of the same, adding that they may instead be notified through SMS or WhatsApp.

A bench of Justice R Nataraj passed the order on December 4 while hearing a plea by Sunil Kumar, a rowdy sheeter residing in Bengaluru ’s Hebbal. Kumar had approached the court seeking that he be issued a notice when his presence was required for an investigation. He claimed that he had reformed and was living a dignified life, and argued that his fundamental rights were being violated in the context of frequent police visits to his house, which left him in fear of being arrested and implicated in cases.

Kumar’s counsel stated that apart from his nam

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