Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: August 12 - August 18, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 365 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 372Nominal Index:Stanly Kirthiraj AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 365Kawal Jeet Kaur AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 366Kumara C AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 367Alok Kumar v. Mamatha Singh. 2024 Live Law (Kar) 368Shankar Naik G K AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 369Shanthalakshmi AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 370GUDDAPPA NINGAPPA KOLAJI AND THE MANAGEMENT OF GRASIM INDUSTRIES. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 371M/S Three 1st Enterprises Versus The Commissioner Of Commercial Taxes. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 372Judgments/OrdersApplication To Recall Of Witness U/S 311 CrPC Can't Be Allowed If Filed Only To Drag Proceedings: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Stanly Kirthiraj AND State of KarnatakaCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6269 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 365The Karnataka High Court has held that an application under Section 311 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) cannot be allowed in cases where such applications are filed only to drag the proceedings/trial.A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by one Stanly Kirthiraj challenging the order of the trial court rejecting his application seeking to recall the witnesses six years after their evidence was recorded.[NDPS Act] Trial Court Can Order Release Of Seized Vehicle From Interim Custody Till Disposal Of Main Case: Karnataka HC Case Title: Kawal Jeet Kaur AND State of Karnataka Case No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200895 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 366The Karnataka High Court has clarified that the trial court has the power to release the vehicle from interim custody, under Section 451, 457 of the Criminal Procedure Code, till disposal of the main case registered under provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropics Substances Act (NDPS).A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan held thus while allowing a petition filed by Kawal Jeet Kaur the RC holder of a vehicle which was seized by the Excise Range Office after arresting its drivers who were found in possession of contraband.Abused Partner With Criminal Intention, Said That Even If She Committed Suicide He Will Face Court: Karnataka HC Declines Relief To Man Booked U/S 306 IPC Case Title: Kumara C AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO.13157 OF 2023Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 367The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by an accused who sought to quash the prosecution initiated against him after a woman with whom he was in a relationship, committed suicide by hanging herself after he refused to marry her.A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed the petition filed by Kumar C who is charged under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. It said “Once a statement were given in respect of the love affairs, death note and CDR prior to the suicide were all a presumption available to the prosecution and the accused is required to face the trial and rebut the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in the Court of law. Therefore, the accused is required to take the trial.”Karnataka High Court Quashes "Delayed" Criminal Complaint Against Additional DGP Accused Of Intimidating, Hurting Woman In 2019 Case Title: Alok Kumar v. Mamatha SinghCase No: WRIT PETITION No.28964 OF 2023Citation No: 2024 Live Law (Kar) 368The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case initiated against Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Alok Kumar, accused of causing hurt and criminal intimidation to a woman in 2019, when he was the incharge police commissioner of Bengaluru.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the proceedings which were initiated under sections 34, 120A, 166A, 323, 325, 351 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, on a private complaint filed by Mamatha Singh.It said, “The complainant need not/should not have waited for three long years i.e., 36 months, to register a complaint, that she had been bruised and intimated by the petitioner three years ago. A perusal at the complaint, would clearly indicate not even a speck of explanation is rendered for the delay of three years in registering the complaint. Therefore, permitting even the complaint to be alive would become contrary to law, as it is shrouded with complete improbability. Delay in such cases defeats acts of setting the criminal law in motion.Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Complaint Against Police Inspector Booked For Not Depositing Seized Amount With State Treasury Case Title: Shankar Naik G K AND State of KarnatakaCase No: WRIT PETITION No.26231 OF 2023Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 369The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a complaint lodged under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, against a police inspector who did not deposit with the state treasury the seized money which was received while investigating a cheating case.A Single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Shankar ...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: August 12 - August 18, 2024

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