Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89 - 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 99Nominal CitationNaveen R & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89Geetha R v/s State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 90Manjappa v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 91State v/s Ashraf @ Ballary Ashraf & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 92Mohammed Haris Nalapad v/s State By SGWF Post P.S. (RPF) 2026...
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89 - 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 99
Nominal Citation
Naveen R & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89
Geetha R v/s State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 90
Manjappa v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 91
State v/s Ashraf @ Ballary Ashraf & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 92
Mohammed Haris Nalapad v/s State By SGWF Post P.S. (RPF) 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 93
D A Srinivas v/s CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 94
State of Karnataka v/s Pavithra Gowda & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 95
X v/s State 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 96
X & Anr. v/s Chief Registrar Births and Deaths Bengaluru & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 97
State of Karnataka v/s Deepak Haldar & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 98
Naseer Ahmed v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 99
Judgments/Orders
Case title: Naveen R & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka & Anr.
WRIT PETITION NO. 4513 OF 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89
The Karnataka High Court recently directed the police to permit a trade union to use loudspeakers for creating awareness about the organisation of a protest subject to certain conditions, observing that an awareness campaign is a facet of democratic process which cannot be restricted unreasonably.
The court was hearing a plea moved by Centre for Indian Trade Unions and its President challenging a 04.02.2026 endorsement by the police rejecting the Union's application to use loudspeakers on two autorickshaws to create awareness amongst the residents of Malleshwaram, Bengaluru about a protest organised by the Union.
Case title: Geetha R v/s State of Karnataka & Ors.
WRIT PETITION NO. 6405 OF 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 90
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (February 27) granted parole 3-day emergency parole to a visually disabled man–convicted for various offences including kidnapping and sentenced to life, to enable him to attend his sister's wedding functions.
The plea moved by the convict's mother stated that her son has 77% permanent visual disability (blindness) which has been certified by a hospital and he has also been issued a Unique Disability Identity Card by Government of India. The plea further stated that the convict's sister has locomotor disability and that various customary and matrimonial ceremonies connected with her marriage are scheduled to be conducted from 25.02.2026 to 01.03.2026.
Case title: Manjappa v/s State of Karnataka
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.968 OF 2021
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 91
The Karnataka High Court has recently observed that mere delay in lodging the complaint by the complainant cannot be a ground to acquit the accused in a murder case, as the immediate concern of the victim's family would be save the injured instead of approaching the police.
In doing so the court upheld a trial court order convicting a man for murder and sentencing him to life, who had been booked for assaulting the deceased with with a wooden log on his, pursuant to which he succumbed to his injuries during treatment in the hospital.
Case title: State v/s Ashraf @ Ballary Ashraf & Ors.
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1105 OF 2017, CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.420 OF 2017
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 92
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld a trial court order which had acquitted eight men accused of rioting and attempt to murder persons inside a mosque who were offering prayers, observing that there was no material available against the accused persons.
A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T in its order noted:
"Though PWs.1 and 2 have deposed regarding intention to take away their life, but they have sustained only one injury. If accused No.1 really had intended to commit the murder, he would have inflicted more number of injuries, but PWs.1 and 2 have sustained only one injury. It is also important to note that the Court has to take note of material contradictions in the evidence of other eyewitnesses and they have also spoken that others have also assaulted with stones, however, there are no stone injuries either on PWs.1 and 2.
Hence, the evidence of other witnesses cannot be believed with regard to the injuries caused by others with stones and also it is clear that stones were found outside the Masjid and not inside the Masjid. In order to connect accused Nos.2 and 3, specific allegation is made that both of them have conspired, but there is no direct evidence with regard to conspiracy and conspiracy would be proved only by placing on record the circumstantial evidence. In order to substantiate the same, no material is placed before the Court either oral evidence, or documentary evidence. Hence, the trial Court, having taken note of the fact that there is no material available against accused Nos.2 to 9, rightly acquitted them".
Case title: Mohammed Haris Nalapad v/s State By SGWF Post P.S. (RPF)
WRIT PETITION NO. 32 OF 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 93
The Karnataka High Court quashed criminal proceedings lodged against Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad who was booked in 2022 for squatting infront of a train at a station in Bengaluru resulting in its detention, noting that none of the ingredients alleged were made out.
The petitioner had approached the high court against a trial court order taking cognizance of offences in an FIR registered under Sections 145(c)(If any person in any railway carriage or upon any part of a railway wilfully or without excuse interferes with any amenity provided by the railway administration so as to affect the comfortable travel of any passenger he may be imprisoned for a term extendable to six months), 147(Trespass and refusal to desist from trespass), 154 (Endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by rash or negligent act or omission) and 174(a) (Obstructing running of train, etc) of the Railways Act.
Case title: D A Srinivas v/s CBI
CRIMINAL PETITION No. 961 OF 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 94
The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to DA Srinivas, son of late former MP D.K. Adikesavulu, who has been booked in a case registered by the CBI over alleged counterfeiting and forgery of government stamps and documents.
The case was lodged after a complaint was filed by Sub-Registrar, Gandhinagar alleging that he came to know through a newspaper report that forged documents were prepared using a machine which belongs to his office and 08 documents of Yelahanka Sub-Registrar Office, 09 documents of Shivajinagar Sub-Registrar Office and 05 documents of Kengeri Sub-Registrar Office were prepared while using forged seal and signature of his office officials.
Case title: State of Karnataka v/s Pavithra Gowda & Others
WP 1421/2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 95
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (March 4) laid down guidelines on providing home-cooked food to undertrials and prisoners observing that protection of human dignity does not cease at the gates of prison.
The court passed the order while setting aside a trial court order which had permitted home-cooked food for actress Pavithra Gowda, Nagaraju R and Lakshman M–presently facing trial in the Renukaswamy Murder case, after finding that before granting such permission, prior medical examination of the accused persons had not been conducted.
Case title: X v/s State
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17299 OF 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 96
The Karnataka High Court refused to grant the custody of a girl to her mother after noting that there were "prima facie" allegations against the mother of forcing her into prostitution.
Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order said:
"The issue in the lis does not concern the merit of the crime or the charge sheet so filed by the State. The statement of the victim and the statement of others would prima facie indicate that the mother had forced the daughter to prostitution. Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor is right in contending that when a child is rescued from a prostitution racket and is in the custody of the State or the Child Welfare Home, but when there are allegations against the mother that she is indulging in the act of using her daughter for the purpose of prostitution, the girl should not be handed over to the custody of the mother.
It is un-understandable as to how the mother is left while filing the charge sheet, notwithstanding the fact that there is a lurking suspicion that she has indulged in forcing her daughter for prostitution albeit, prima facie, and how could the mother be left off while filing the charge sheet".
Case title: X & Anr. v/s Chief Registrar Births and Deaths Bengaluru & Anr.
WRIT PETITION NO. 33465 OF 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 97
The Karnataka High Court has held that alteration of child's surname to reflect the mother's lineage/family name does not substantially affect the father's rights specially when the mother is the sole caregiver and where the father is not involved in the child's life.
The court was hearing plea by a minor girl whose parents were in a live-in relationship, seeking a direction to the state authorities to change her name which reflected her father's surname, to her mother's surname in her birth certificate.
Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that the case did not involve deletion of the father's name as the father and that the statutory acknowledgment of paternity remains untouched as his name continues to be reflected in the birth certificate.
Case title: State of Karnataka v/s Deepak Haldar & Ors.
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1225 OF 2016
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 98
The Karnataka High Court has suggested to the State government to issue guidelines concerning background verification, identity confirmation or registration of inter-state migrant workers, while hearing a case wherein five persons stated to be migrant workers were accused of a triple murder.
In doing so the court also emphasized need for preventive safeguards through strict enforcement of existing labour and criminal regulatory mechanisms as well as a introduction of mandatory police verification mechanism before engaging workers who reside within private premises. The court however also emphasized while strengthening the mechanism migrant workers must not be stigmatized calling for a balanced approach.
Case title: Naseer Ahmed v/s State of Karnataka & Anr.
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14932 OF 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 99
The Karnataka High Court quashed offence of voluntarily causing simple hurt lodged against Congress leader Naseer Ahmed accused of assaulting former MLA K Sudhakar in the Legislative Assembly in 2019.
It was alleged that by the complainant Amruthesh NP that on 10.07.2019 in front of the Office of Minister K.J. George and the Speaker of Vidhana Soudha, while MLA K Sudhakar was proceeding to submit his resignation to the Speaker, some Members of the Legislative Council dragged K Sudhakar to the Chambers of the Minister and had assaulted him.