Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 - February 22, 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 54 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 70Nominal IndexX & Others v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 54C Muniraju v/s SN Subbareddy & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 55Case title: Lakshmidevi S R v/s State of Karnataka and Others Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 Rahul Gandhi v/s BJP 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 57 X v/s Y 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 58Abdul Hameed v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 59Sridutta S v/s Poojitha O 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 60Renuka Yallamma Temple Trust & Others v/s State of Karnataka and Others 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 61State of Karnataka v/s Raghuveer & Anr. and connected appeal 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 62T N Jagadeesh v/s Chairman/Deputy Commissioner The District Caste and Income Verification Committee & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 63 Sahadevaprasad Urf Prasad & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 64Sri K. Balajee @ Balaji Sha v/s State of Karnataka and Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 65 X & Anr. v/s Child Welfare Committee 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 66Nanjunda v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 67Sri K Arun Kumar v/s State of Karnataka & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 68 Winzo Games Private Limited v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 69Bhimsingh v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 70Judgments/OrdersKarnataka High Court Quashes Dowry FIR, Notes Alleged Payments Unbelievable Given Complainant Family's Financial ConditionCase title: X & Others v/s State of Karnataka & Anr.CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7331 OF 2021Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 54The Karnataka High Court quashed a dowry demand FIR registered against the husband and his kin, finding that the allegations were baseless specially in view of the fact that the wife's family belonged to economically weaker section wherein no financial sources were shown to prove how the alleged demand was paid.The charge sheet alleged that husband and his kin demanded Rs.10 Lakh, 1 kg of gold, 2 kgs of silver as dowry, out of which the complainant's family allegedly paid Rs.5 Lakh in cash, 500 grams of gold and silver articles.Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Election Of Congress MLA SN Subbareddy But Rejects BJP Leader's Claim To Be Declared WinnerCase title: C Muniraju v/s SN Subbareddy & Others ELECTION PETITION No.4 OF 2023Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 55The Karnataka High Court has set aside the election of Congress MLA SN Subbareddy elected from the Bagepalli constituency in the 2023 legislative assembly polls, over allegations of malpractice raised by the BJP's C Muniraju.The court however partly allowed Muniraju's election petition while refusing to declare him as the winning candidate.After examining various issues raised in the petition, Justice MGS Kamal in his order held:"Election of Respondent No.1 to the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 140- Bagepalli Assembly Constituency is set aside. Relief of Declaration sought by the petitioner to declare him as duly elected to fill the seat of 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 140- Bagepalli Assembly Constituency is rejected. Registry shall communicate this order to the Speaker of the State Legislature and shall also forward certified copy to the Election Commissioner as required under Section 103 of the R.P. Act, 1951 read with Rule 19 of Election Petitions Procedure Rules, Karnataka"Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere In Plea Alleging ₹1.45 Lakh Fraud By Religious Figure, Cites Alternative RemediesCase title: Lakshmidevi S R v/s State of Karnataka and Others WP 3071/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 56The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 17) refused to interfere in a woman's plea seeking police action on her complaint alleging financial fraud of Rs. 1.45 Lakh by a religious person, granting her liberty to avail alternative remedy of approaching senior police officers and the magistrate court.The petitioner contended that she was duped of certain money by a "religious person". She sought that the police be directed to take suitable action on her complaint dated 17-11-2025. The plea further seeks a direction to the police to give her proper protection from one Prasanna Guruji and Shailaja of Shakti Nageshwara Temple, Bengaluru and to take suitable action against them for duping her of Rs. 1,45,000.Rahul Gandhi Had No Nexus With Alleged Defamatory Publication: Karnataka High Court While Quashing BJP's Defamation CaseCase title: Rahul Gandhi v/s BJPCRL.P 14473/2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 57The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 17) quashed proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by State BJP over an alleged defamatory advertisement and related social media posts, holding that the party was not the aggrieved person.In doing so the court further held that except for the use of his photo, Gandhi had no nexus with the alleged defamatory advertisement. The case arises out of the Congress party's “Corruption Rate Card” advertisement which claimed that various posts and transfers under the then-BJP government...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 - February 22, 2026

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