Karnataka High Court
'Protection Of Human Dignity Doesn't Cease At Prison Gate': Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines On Home-Cooked Food To Undertrials
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...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Ex-MP's Son Booked In CBI Case Over Alleged Counterfeiting & Forgery Of Govt Stamps
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...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Congress Leader Booked For Blocking Train At Station During Protest
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...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict In Sri Sri Ravishankar's Plea To Quash FIR Over Alleged Land Encroachment
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (March 3) reserved its verdict in spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar's plea challenging an FIR over alleged encroachment of public lands in Bengaluru.On January 13 the court had stayed the investigation against the petitioner.After hearing all the parties Justice M Nagaprasanna orally said, "Heard...reserved. Interim order subsisting would continue till the disposal of the petition". The senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that there...
'No Material': Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Acquitting 8 Of Rioting Inside Mosque, Attacking Persons Offering Prayers
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...
Delay In Lodging Complaint No Ground To Grant Acquittal: Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Convicting Man For Son-In-Law's Murder
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...
Karnataka High Court Grants 3-Day Emergency Parole To Disabled Life Convict To Attend Sister's Wedding Event
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...
Karnataka High Court Extends Order Staying Coercive Steps Against Actor Ranveer Singh Booked Over 'Kantara' Movie Mimicry
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (March 2) extended the operation of its interim order directing no coercive steps against actor Ranveer Singh booked for hurting religious sentiments of a community due to his mimicry of a character from 'Kantara: Chapter 1' movie. The actor is stated to have mimicked a character from the movie during the 56th IFFI Festival of India organised by the...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 - March 1, 2026
Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 88Nominal IndexAbdul Khavee v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71Prabhugowda Patil v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 72Ravi Hegde v/s Kelachandra Joseph George 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 73Venugopal B.C., v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 74Rohini Sindhuri, IAS v/s Roopa Divakar Moudgil ...
Democratic Process Can't Be Curbed Unreasonably: Karnataka High Court Asks Police To Permit Use Of Loudspeakers For Trade Union's Campaign
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...
Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026
Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 30 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 88Nominal IndexSri Sirajuddin v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 30Prof Niranjana v/s State & Another 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 31Dr. BR Ambedkar Youth Social and Cultural Welfare Trust v/s Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 32X v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 33Shri Jayant Jadhav Anr. v/s Principal Secretary & Others...
Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede: Karnataka Crowd Control Bill 2025 Referred For Consultation, High Court Closes Suo-Motu PIL
The Karnataka High Court recently closed a suo-motu PIL concerning the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede which occurred ahead of an event to celebrate Royal Challenger Bangalore's (RCB) victory at the 2025 IPL Final, after it was informed that a bill overseeing crowd control had been sent by the State Assembly for consultation. For context, the high court had last year taken suo-motu cognizance of...