•The case involved an appeal under Section 116A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, filed by Ravikant S. Patil, an elected member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, challenging ... the Karnataka High Court's judgment that declared his election null and void. The High Court ruled that Patil was disqualified at the time of nomination due to his conviction under Sections 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, even though the Bombay High Court had stayed his conviction before the nomination.