The High Court of Karnataka has quashed charges of cheating, giving false statement and using evidence known to be false levelled against Latha Rajinikanth, wife of actor Rajinikanth, in a criminal case filed by a Chennai-based advertising company in 2015.
However, the court allowed continuation of proceedings against her in a trial court on the charge of allegedly fabricating a document.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna, in his August 2 order, partly allowed Ms. Latha’s petition. She had questioned the magistrate court’s March 27, 2021 order taking cognisance of various offences against her based on a charge sheet filed by the Bengaluru police in February 2021.
