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Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Pardoning Approver Pradosh In Renukaswamy Murder Trial, Cites Procedural Aberrations

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 8) set aside a trial court's order granting conditional pardon to an accused-turned-approver Pradosh in the Renukaswamy murder case allegedly involving Kannada actor Darshan, holding that the procedure adopted suffered from 'procedural aberrations'. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 341]Darshan, accused No.2 in the murder case, had approached the High...

Andar Bahar Is A Game Of Chance, Not Skill: Karnataka High Court Disagrees With 1977 Precedent, Refers Issue To Larger Bench

In a significant development, a single judge of the Karnataka High Court has expressed disagreement with a 1977 precedent [Eeranna v. State of Karnataka] that held the card game 'Andar Bahar' to be a game of skill, observing instead that it is a game of chance. The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj has referred the matter to a larger bench for reconsideration; and has asked...

Actor Darshan Moves Karnataka High Court Against Order Refusing Physical Production In Renukaswamy Murder Trial

Kannada actor Darshan, an accused in the high profile Renukaswamy Murder case, has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging a trial court order that refused his request for physical production during the trial, insisting instead that proceedings continue through video conferencing.Previously, certain accused including Darshan and Nagaraju had filed an application under Section 309...

Karnataka High Court Allows Private Complaint Against Mallikarjun Kharge Family Trust Over Illegal BDA Land Allotment To Proceed

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that a defective affidavit accompanying a private complaint is a curable defect, and the same cannot be used as grounds to abandon the statutory procedure under Section 175 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and opt for a complaint enquiry under Section 223 BNSS instead. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 340]The single judge bench of Justice...

Woman Marrying Divorcee Cant Claim Maintenance If She Fails To Verify Finality Of Divorce Decree: Karnataka High Court

The Dharwad Bench of Karnataka High Court has held that a woman who knowingly marries a man believing him to be a divorcee cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) if she failed to verify whether the divorce decree had attained finality or was stayed in appeal. Justice Geetha K.B. dismissed a revision petition filed by a woman challenging the...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Reduce Sentence Of Terror Convicts Who Pleaded Guilty, Cites Gravity Of Waging War Against India

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed the appeal of two men convicted under UAPA seeking reduction of their sentence from 7 years to 5 years, holding that the gravity of the offences committed by them warranted no leniency from the court. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 337]The Division bench of Justice H.P Sandesh and Justice B. Pramod noted in the order that the reduction of sentence cannot...

Karnataka High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Police Issuing Look Out Circular Against Advocate-Cricketer In Bailable Offence

The Karnataka High Court has expressed deep displeasure over the police's decision to issue a Look Out Circular (LOC) against advocate-cricketer and AVR Group founder Aravind Reddy in a case involving bailable offences, including the alleged stalking of a Kannada actress, while disposing of the writ petition after the State agreed not to enforce the LOC further. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 336]The...

Karnataka High Court Declares Notification Granting Externment Power To SP As Illegal, Says Executive Action Cant Run Contrary To Statute

The Dharwad bench of Karnataka High Court declared a State Government notification conferring externment powers on Superintendents of Police under Sections 55 and 56 of Karnataka Police Act, as non-est and a nullity, observing that an executive instruction or notification cannot run contrary to express provisions in parent statute.For context, Sections 55 and 56 of the 1963 Act provide power...

Brothel Customer Cant Be Expected To Know Age & Caste Of Minor: Karnataka High Court Grants Bail In POCSO Case

The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a man booked in a POCSO and SC/ST Act FIR accused of sexually assaulting a minor in a brothel, observing that customer of a brothel cannot possibly know the age or caste of a victim. Justice S Rachaiah allowed the criminal appeal and set aside the order passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge. “Having heard learned counsel for...

Non-Hospitalisation No Ground For Insurer To Deny Mediclaim If Treatment Connected To Insured Disease: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a health insurance company cannot deny reimbursement merely because the insured patient was not hospitalised for the administration of injections, where such injections were part of the continuing treatment for a disease covered by the policy.“Hospitalisation is not an end in itself; it is a mode in which medical treatment may be administered....