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Karnataka High Court Censures RTI Applicants For Filing Thousands Of Pleas, Says RTI Must Not Be Filed For The Sake Of It

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September 28) censured several RTI applicants challenging their blacklisting by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC), after the Commission submitted that some petitioners had filed thousands of RTI applications and appeals, including one petitioner who had allegedly filed around 20,000 applications over seven years.The Court observed that RTI...

S.65B Evidence Act Certificate Not Mandatory For Electronic Evidence Before Family Courts: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the requirement of producing a certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 for admitting electronic evidence such video recordings stored in CDs is not mandatory in proceedings before Family Courts. The Division Bench of Justice M.I. Arun and Justice Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa held that Section 14 of the Family Courts Act,...

After High Court Nudge, Bengaluru Civic Body To Crack Down On Non-Compliant PGs; Occupants To Get 3 Weeks To Relocate

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that notices would be issued to all non-compliant paying guest (PG) accommodations across Bengaluru in one go, or within two days, immediately after approval, likely next week.The development came before a single-judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj, which is monitoring compliance with its directions...

Afterthought: Karnataka High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Against Father, Notes Complaint Filed Days After Wifes Custody Plea Rejected

The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused by his estranged wife of sexually assaulting their minor daughter, holding that the complaint was a “classic example of afterthought and for personal vengeance against the husband.” Justice H.P. Sandesh noted that the criminal complaint under the POCSO Act was filed only after the wife's application...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Man Accused Of Posing As Lawyer, Taking ₹21 Lakh To Resolve Litigation

The Karnataka High Court refused to quash an FIR registered against two persons–one of whom allegedly posed as an advocate–accused of cheating a widow of over Rs 21 Lakh on the promise of resolving her property litigation, holding that the allegations disclosed a criminal element and could not be dismissed as a purely civil matter. Justice Suraj Govindaraj, while dismissing the petition...

Internal Committees Closure Report Not Enough To Close Sexual Harassment FIR: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an Internal Committee's report following an inquiry into a sexual harassment complaint cannot, by itself, result in the closure of a criminal case involving a cognizable offence.Justice V Srishananda observed that since the offence under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code is cognizable, the Internal Committee's proceedings and report would not...

Mere Knowledge Of Where Stolen Articles Were Kept Cant Sustain Prosecution Without Material Linking Accused To Theft: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that mere knowledge of where valuable articles are kept, coupled with general suspicion, cannot form the basis of a criminal prosecution for theft, while quashing an FIR registered against a man under Section 305 BNS.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that when different complaints made by family members disclose materially contradictory versions...

Preventive Detention | Not Informing Detenu Of Right To Represent To Central Govt Violates Article 22(5) Safeguard: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the failure to inform a detenu of their right to make a representation to the Central Government under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1988 seeking revocation of detention order, violates safeguard under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. A Division Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna and Justice...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against YouTuber Drone Prathap Over Pond Explosion Experiment, Says No Malicious Intent

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a science educator and YouTuber, Pratap N M, who runs the channel 'Drone Prathap', over a video demonstrating the reaction of sodium with water. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 382]The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj opined that though it does not endorse the manner in which the experiment was conducted, the act was 'educative'...

After Karnataka High Court Remarks On Illegal Arrests, DGP Orders Strict Section 35 BNSS Compliance; Warns Police Of Personal Liability

The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka, has issued two comprehensive circulars directing strict compliance with Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the law declared by the Supreme Court on arrest and personal liberty, in compliance with directions issued by the High Court earlier.The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna had on...

Karnataka High Court Refuses Interim Relief To BJPs Pratap Simha In FIR Over Alleged Remarks Against Dalit Community During Ganesh Festival

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (September 24) refused to grant interim relief for now to BJP leader Pratap Simha who has challenged an FIR lodged under SC/ST Act in connection with a speech he gave during a Ganesha Visarjan procession over allegations of insulting the Dalit community with a remark about a "blue shawl". The complaint alleges that during his speech during the same...