Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 To August 6, 2023

Nominal Index: M/s Masturlal (Pvt) Ltd And Government of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 289Mustafa s/o Maktumsab Rasoolanavar And The State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 290Emmanuel Michael And Union of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 291Lok Shikshan Trust & Others And Davalsab S/O Malliksab Nadaf. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 292Nabisab s/o. Huchchesab Agnnamani AND Hatelsab s/o Huchchedab Sannamani. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 293Vittal And The PSI of Bableshwar Police Station. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 294A Amarnath Chagu And Union of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 295FIS Payment Solutions And Services India Private Limited Vesrsus The State Of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 296 Judgments/OrdersKarnataka HC Refuses To Quash Criminal Case Against Company For Not Furnishing Statistical Data, Says It Impacts Nation's Economic Policy Case Title: M/s Masturlal (Pvt) Ltd And Government of IndiaCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.4639 OF 2022Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 289The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by a company M/s Masturlal (PVT) Ltd seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against it under the provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 for non-furnishing of statistical data, to the Government.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said, “Non-furnishing of data by a company, though may seem to be a trivial offence but in effect, snowballs into an indelible impact on the planning of the economic policies of a nation, as the development goals of a nation becomes stacks. Therefore, statistical data, inter alia, becomes the life blood of economic policy making of a nation.”Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules | Amount Of Security For Release Of Seized Vehicle Can't Be Fixed Randomly: High CourtCase Title: Mustafa s/o Maktumsab Rasoolanavar And The State of KarnatakaCase No: Criminal Revision Petition No. 100268 of 2023 (397-)Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 290The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that when asking for deposit of amount for release of seized vehicle to the interim custody of the owner under Rule 232-G of Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules, the Court has to take into consideration the probable value of the vehicle and the amount of security cannot be randomly fixed without any basis.Petitioner Mustafa Rasoolanava had approached the Court questioning the order of the trial court passed on the application made by him under section 457 CrPC for release of his tractor. The trial court had ordered him to deposit cash of Rs.5,00,000 in court towards security and also to execute an indemnity bond of the like amount, for interim custody of the tractor, which was seized in an offence registered with the Dharwad Rural Police station under Sections 279, 283, 338, 304(A) of IPC.Second Stint Of Police Custody After Judicial Custody Of Accused Not Permissible: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Emmanuel Michael And Union of IndiaCase No: WP 17961/2021Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 291The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that an accused cannot be remanded to police custody a second time in the same case after the accused has been in judicial custody for a long time.A Single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna partly allowed the petition filed by one Emmanuel Michael who is charged for offences under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) and declared as illegal the grant of police custody by the special court, six months after he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody.Media Has Social Responsibility To Maintain Peace, Using Words 'Taliban' 'Goonda' Mentality Per Se Intolerable: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Lok Shikshan Trust & Others And Davalsab S/O Malliksab NadafCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100541 OF 2020 (482-) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100540 OF 2020 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100542 OF 2020 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100543 OF 2020Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 292The Karnataka High Court has said that journalists, print and electronic media cater to the needs of the general public by publishing important news items and they owe a social responsibility to maintain peace and tranquillity.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda sitting at Dharwad said publication of news items has wide implications on the society at large and therefore, reports carried out in the print and electronic media are required to be strictly in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Press Council of India. It added, “Using the words 'Taliban', 'Goonda', 'Pundatike' are per se intolerable and beyond the scope of the guidelines issued by the Press Council of India...Members of the print and electronic media are expected to carry news items in a most decent manner.”Child Born In 'Batil' Marriage Is Illegitimate, Has No Right To Succession Of Father's Property: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Nabisab s/o. Huchchesab Agnnamani AND Hatelsab s/o Huchchedab SannamaniCase No: REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 1467 OF 2007Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 293The Karnataka High Court has said that a son, born in 'Batil'...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 To August 6, 2023

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