When can a Free Kick can be recovered by K?

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Theisey

In the case play, the team-K member did not recover the free kick, he caught it. It is not kick catch interference because a team-R player muffed it (i.e. touched the free kick) into the air. You can only recover a ball that is on the ground.
There is no contradiction in my opinion.

Thank you Theisey - I see what you're saying here, and I agree. Interesting. So there's no contradiction in the way the rule and case play are written, then. I knew I was confused.