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Karnataka High Court Quashes Second FIR Against BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Over Speech About Prophet Muhammad

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed a second FIR registered against senior BJP MLA Basanagouda R. Patil (Yatnal) over an alleged speech on Muslim Prophet, delivered during a Ramanavami event in Hubballi last year. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 434]The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna held that since an earlier FIR registered in Vijayapura on the exact same speech had already...

Police Can Seek Permission To Probe Non-Cognizable Offences Without First Referring Informant To Magistrate: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a permission under Section 155 (2) CrPC to investigate non-cognizable offences can be sought by a Station House Officer, and an investigation initiated pursuant to such permission is valid in law.“Permission under Section 155(2) of the Cr.P.C. may be sought either by the informant or by the Station House Officer. Therefore, it is not necessary that...

PMLA | Stay Of Predicate Offence Not Equivalent To Quashing: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash ED Summons

The Karnataka High Court has held that an interim order staying proceedings in a predicate offence acts only as a “temporary eclipse” and cannot be equated with the quashing of a case, thereby keeping Enforcement Directorate (ED) proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) alive. Justice Ravi V Hosmani was hearing a writ petition filed by builders, accused of cheating...

Express Maintenance Clause Not Mandatory To Cancel Transfer Of Senior Citizens Property: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the absence of an express condition in a transfer of property or release deed requiring the transferee to maintain a senior citizen does not, by itself, bar the authority under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act from cancelling the document. Justice Suraj Govindaraj said that where a senior citizen...

Motor Accident | Karnataka High Court Applies Notional Monthly Wage As Per Centres Notification, Grants ₹3.90 Lakh Compensation

The Karnataka High Court enhanced the accident compensation awarded to a tractor porter to Rs. 3,90,909, after noting that the Motor Accident Tribunal did not consider the notional monthly wage fixed by the Central Government in a 2010 notification for the purpose of calculation of compensation. As per a May 31, 2010 Government of India notification fixing monthly wages at Rs.8,000 for purpose...

Orders Passed Blindly On Legal Opinion Of Panel Counsel Without Independent Application Of Mind Are Arbitrary: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an order passed by an administrative authority “blindly” on the opinion of a panel counsel, without application of its own mind, would be arbitrary, invalid and without jurisdiction.Consequently, Justice T.M. Nadaf quashed an endorsement passes in a “haste” to evade contempt proceedings, while allowing the petition seeking to challenging the...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Immoral Trafficking Case Against Lodge Owners, Cites Absence Of Woman In Raiding Team

The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act against two men who were running a lodge over allegations of carrying prostitution at the premises, after noting that the raiding party was not accompanied by women as mandated by the provisions.Consequently, Justice Venkatesh Naik T allowed the criminal petition filed by the two men.Referring to several rulings...

Mediation Process Cant Be Used As Ruse To Secure Adjournments: Karnataka High Court Dismisses Husbands Plea To Quash Cruelty Case

The Karnataka High Court has held that a party cannot invoke mediation process as a ruse to secure adjournments and delay proceedings by deliberately failing to participate. It thus dismissed the plea to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner in a dowry harassment case.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that once the parties consent to refer a dispute to mediation, they are...

Abuse Of Process: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Over Business Dispute Pending Before Arbitrator

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings against the partners and directors of Shalimar Agarbatti Company, holding that a purely civil dispute arising from a Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) cannot be given a criminal colour. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 426]The single-judge Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna observed that the complainant, a family member involved...