Can't Expect Law Students Who Failed IPC Paper, To Appear For BNS Paper In Supplementary Exams Which Has Never Been Taught: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that law students who have already attended classes for Indian Penal Code and have failed in the examination, it cannot be expected that those students take up the examination for Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which has never been taught to them in the course structure.Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while quashing a notification issued by the Karnataka...

Sending Voice Sample In Graft Case For Analysis To Private Lab Instead Of Govt Forensic Science Lab Affects Rights Of Accused: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court upheld a trial court order discharging a public servant of graft charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act as the Lokayukta police sent the voice sample of the conversation between the official and the complainant wherein he allegedly demanded a bribe, to a private agency instead of sending it to government Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.The court said...

Witness Statements Which Form Part Of Police Report Can Be Seen To Decide Quashing Plea: BS Yedurappa To Karnataka HC In POCSO Case

Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (December 19) that statements of witnesses collected during investigation which forms part of the police report can be looked into by the high court to decide a plea for quashing an offence. Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing the former CM's plea seeking to quash a case registered against him under the Protection...

State Appears To Be Shielding Main Accused Who Haven't Been Summoned In ₹100 Crore Bhovi Corporation "Scam" Probe: Karnataka HC

While hearing a matter seeking transfer of probe in the over Rs 100 crore Bhovi Development Corporation "scam", the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (December 19) observed that the state government appeared to be shielding the main accused who has not been summoned for investigation and have neither secured bail. Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by two accused Yashaswini M...

Officer Posted 'In-Charge' Of A Post Can Discharge Its Statutory Functions: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

The Karnataka High Court has recently said that an officer posted as in-charge of a post can discharge the functions/duties of the said post, including statutory functions.Justice C M Poonacha held thus while dismissing a plea by Prakash Ramachandra Hegde, who had questioned the order of Assistant Registrar Co-Operative Societies (ARCS), Kumta, who being the officiating/in-charge officer had...

Karnataka High Court Defers Filing Of Lokayukta's Final Report In MUDA Case

The Karnataka High Court has deferred the filing of the Lokayukta's report against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family, including his wife and brother-in-law in the MUDA scam case.This development came in a plea seeking to transfer the investigation into the MUDA case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal appearing...

Kidnapping Case: Karnataka High Court Permits Bhavani Revanna To Enter Her Native Districts Of Mysuru, Hassan For 15 Days

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday relaxed a condition imposed in the anticipatory bail order of Bhavani Revanna, and permitted her to enter her native districts of Mysuru and Hassan for 15 days.In its order dated June 7, the court had while granting interim anticipatory bail to Bhavani in connection with a kidnapping case, had directed her not to hover around Hassan and KR Nagara of...

S.187 BNSS | Police Custody Must Be Within First Forty Days For Offences Punishable Upto 10 Years Imprisonment : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that as per Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the 15-day police custody must be sought within the first forty days in cases of offences which are punishable upto ten years of imprisonmentIt clarified that the phraseology used in Section 187 BNSS is an offence punishable "for ten years or more", explaining that 10 years or more...

Cannot Quash POCSO Case Against BS Yediyurappa Based On Witnesses Statement Denying Alleged Incident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday expressed a prima facie view that it was not possible for it to quash proceedings initiated against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa registered under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, solely on the statements of witnesses recorded under Section 161 (Before the IO) which have given a contrary view to that of the...

Authority Can't Decline Landowners' Plea For Layout Plan Approval Unless Acquisition Notification Is Published For Scheme Formation: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that an urban development authority would have the right to decline a plea for approval of layout plan of land, only if a notification is duly published as per law for acquisition of the lands for formation of a scheme or a layout. A division bench of Justice R Devdas and Justice G Basavaraja held thus while dismissing an appeal by the State...

Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order To Register Defamation Case Against Asst Commissioner For Shouting At Senior Lawyer, Calls It Quasi-Judicial Function

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the Magistrate court directing the registration of a defamation case against the Assistant Commissioner of Kundapura who while discharging quasi-judicial function, allegedly acted erratically and became furious and shouted at a senior lawyer and a member of Kundapura Bar Association, appearing before him. Justice V Srishananda allowed...

'Reckless Registration Of Crime' : Karnataka HC Stays Probe Against Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami Over “Fake News" About CM

Terming it to be a "reckless registration of a crime", the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 17) stayed all further investigation in a crime registered against Republic TV Chief Editor Arnab Goswami accused of spreading fake news about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim order and stayed investigation in the crime registered under section 505...