The Bar Council of India has criticised the recent attack on Senior Advocate Y.R. Sadashiva Reddy in Bengaluru calling it ‘an alarming symptom of a deeper sickness now infecting the space in which legal professionals are meant to operate safely and independently’.
Reddy, who is the Co Chairman of the Bar Council of India, and also serves as a member of the Karnataka State Bar Council was attacked in broad daylight on 16 April 2025 inside his professional chamber in Bengaluru. Reportedly the attack was perpetrated by two unknown assailants who stormed his premises with iron rods, violently attacked him in the presence of his junior advocate, and inflicted multiple grievous injuries including fractures on his right forearm, left elbow, and leg.
As per the FIR filed by the Senior Advocate, the attackers were motivated by an old and settled complaint from a woman, which had been duly handled by the Karnataka State Bar Council nearly two years ago. It had no merit and was closed in accordance with the law.
In a press statement released, the BCI has expressed deep concern over the increasing pattern of threats and violence against advocates across India, particularly those engaged in sensitive or high-stakes cases. It revealed that it has received multiple complaints from lawyers facing harassment, office intrusions, and threats to their families.
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