Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 10 To February 16, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 52 - 60] R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 52 V R Raghunathan AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 53 Sunil Yadav AND Y C Manju. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 54 Daniya Joy & Others AND The Indian Nursing Council & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 55 S.MUTHAIAH AND State By CBI. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 ARNAB GOSWAMI AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 57 Master Adhrith Bhat AND The Registrar of Births And Deaths. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 58 Central Board Of Secondary Education & Others AND Janani Public School. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 59 High Court of Karnataka AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 60 Judgments/Orders Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Legislator Whose Photos Were Found On Pressure Cookers During Assembly Elections Case Title: R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy AND State of Karnataka Case No:CRIMINAL PETITION No.1369 OF 2024 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION No.2993 OF 2024 Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 52 The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against legislator R.Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, who was charged after certain cartons of pressure cookers were found in a building which had his sticker pasted, during the State Assembly Election held in 2023. A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Murthy and T N R Rohit and quashed the case registered under Section 171-E and 171-F of the IPC and Section 133 of the Representation of People Act. The bench said, “Perusal of the contents obtained in the complaint does not meet ingredients necessary to bring home the offences as alleged.” Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt To Expeditiously Fill Vacancies Of President, Members At Consumer Forums & State Commission Case Title: V R Raghunathan AND State of Karnataka Case No: WP 16634/2024 Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 53 The Karnataka High Court was on Monday informed by the state government that it has constituted a selection committee and begun the process of making appointments to the post of Presidents and Members of all the consumer Forums. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun accordingly disposed of the petition filed by V R Raghunathan seeking a direction to the state government to fill up the vacancies. Additional Government Advocate Niloufer Akbar filed a memo before the court stating that the state government has constituted a selection committee, under the Rules, for the purpose of filling up vacancies. Also, a notification dated 24-07-2024 was produced, which reflected that under the Chairmanship of a sitting judge of the High Court, a three-member committee was formed. Magistrate Has Discretion To Record Statement U/S 313 CrPC If Accused Has Not Examined Or Cross-Examined Witnesses: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Sunil Yadav AND Y C Manju. Case No: CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.664/2020 Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 54 The Karnataka High Court has said that it is the discretion of the trial court to dispense with the accused statement under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code if the accused does not avail of any opportunity for cross-examining the witness or lead any defence evidence. A single judge, Justice H P Sandesh dismissed the petition filed by Sunil Yadav who was convicted for offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act sought the matter be remanded back to the trial court. Once A Citizen Has Been Conferred A Degree, It Would Be Valid All Over India & Has To Be Recognised By All Institutions: Karnataka HC Case Title: Daniya Joy & Others AND The Indian Nursing Council & Others Case No: WRIT PETITION NO. 28043 OF 2024 Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 55 The Karnataka High Court has declared that the Kerala State or State Nursing Council cannot seek to deny registration of a Karnataka graduate in BSc Nursing, on the ground that the said student has not graduated from a college within the state. A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing a petition filed by two natives of Kerala who completed their nursing course in Karnataka but were denied registration by the State Council in Kerala for want of a certificate from the Indian Nursing Council. The bench said, “Once a citizen of India is qualified and has been conferred a degree, that degree would be valid across the country, which has to be recognized by every institution.” An Admittedly Guilty Person Can't Escape Punishment Merely Because He Is Made A Witness: Karnataka High Court Case Title: S.MUTHAIAH AND State By CBI Case No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.577 OF 2025 Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 The Karnataka High Court has said that an accused cannot be a witness on behalf of the prosecution, and a person who is admittedly guilty cannot run away from...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 10 To February 16, 2025

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