Karnataka High Court
Alternation Of Child's Surname To Reflect Mother's Lineage Does Not Affect Father's Rights: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that alternation of child's surname to reflect the mother's lineage/family name does not substantially affect the father's rights specially when the mother is the sole caregiver and where the father is not involved in the child's life. The court was hearing plea by a minor girl whose parents were in a live-in relationship, seeking a direction to the state authorities to change her name which reflected her father's surname, to her mother's surname in her...
Karnataka High Court Refuses Custody Of Rescued Girl To Mother Allegedly Involved In Prostitution Racket
The Karnataka High Court refused to grant the custody of a girl to her mother after noting that there were "prima facie" allegations against the mother of forcing her into prostitution. Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order said:"The issue in the lis does not concern the merit of the crime or the charge sheet so filed by the State. The statement of the victim and the statement of others would prima facie indicate that the mother had forced the daughter to prostitution. Learned Additional...
Bengaluru Stampede Case: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Submit Proposed Chargesheet Material In Sealed Cover
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (March 3) orally asked the State to file in sealed cover the material forming part of the proposed chargesheet in an FIR filed against Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL)–which manages RCB IPL team and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks Ltd over 2025 Bengaluru stampede.Last year the high court had directed the State not to file the final report without the court's permission. Among other petitioners, RCB's Marketing and Revenue Head...
'Protection Of Human Dignity Doesn't Cease At Prison Gate': Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines On Home-Cooked Food To Undertrials
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (March 4) laid down guidelines on providing home-cooked food to undertrials and prisoners observing that protection of human dignity does not cease at the gates of prison. The court passed the order while setting aside a trial court order which had permitted home-cooked food for actress Pavithra Gowda, Nagaraju R and Lakshman M–presently facing trial in the Renukaswamy Murder case, after finding that before granting such permission, prior medical...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Ex-MP's Son Booked In CBI Case Over Alleged Counterfeiting & Forgery Of Govt Stamps
The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to DA Srinivas, son of late former MP D.K. Adikesavulu, who has been booked in a case registered by the CBI over alleged counterfeiting and forgery of government stamps and documents. The case was lodged after a complaint was filed by Sub-Registrar, Gandhinagar alleging that he came to know through a newspaper report that forged documents were prepared using a machine which belongs to his office and 08 documents of Yelahanka Sub-Registrar...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Congress Leader Booked For Blocking Train At Station During Protest
The Karnataka High Court quashed criminal proceedings lodged against Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad who was booked in 2022 for squatting infront of a train at a station in Bengaluru resulting in its detention, noting that none of the ingredients alleged were made out. The petitioner had approached the high court against a trial court order taking cognizance of offences in an FIR registered under Sections 145(c)(If any person in any railway carriage or upon any part of a railway...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict In Sri Sri Ravishankar's Plea To Quash FIR Over Alleged Land Encroachment
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (March 3) reserved its verdict in spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar's plea challenging an FIR over alleged encroachment of public lands in Bengaluru.On January 13 the court had stayed the investigation against the petitioner.After hearing all the parties Justice M Nagaprasanna orally said, "Heard...reserved. Interim order subsisting would continue till...
'No Material': Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Acquitting 8 Of Rioting Inside Mosque, Attacking Persons Offering Prayers
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld a trial court order which had acquitted eight men accused of rioting and attempt to murder persons inside a mosque who were offering prayers, observing that there was no material available against the accused persons. A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T in its order noted:"Though PWs.1 and 2 have deposed regarding...
Delay In Lodging Complaint No Ground To Grant Acquittal: Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Convicting Man For Son-In-Law's Murder
The Karnataka High Court has recently observed that mere delay in lodging the complaint by the complainant cannot be a ground to acquit the accused in a murder case, as the immediate concern of the victim's family would be save the injured instead of approaching the police. In doing so the court upheld a trial court order convicting a man for murder and sentencing him to life, who had...
Karnataka High Court Grants 3-Day Emergency Parole To Disabled Life Convict To Attend Sister's Wedding Event
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (February 27) granted parole 3-day emergency parole to a visually disabled man–convicted for various offences including kidnapping and sentenced to life, to enable him to attend his sister's wedding functions. The plea moved by the convict's mother stated that her son has 77% permanent visual disability (blindness) which has been certified by a hospital and...
Karnataka High Court Extends Order Staying Coercive Steps Against Actor Ranveer Singh Booked Over 'Kantara' Movie Mimicry
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (March 2) extended the operation of its interim order directing no coercive steps against actor Ranveer Singh booked for hurting religious sentiments of a community due to his mimicry of a character from 'Kantara: Chapter 1' movie. The actor is stated to have mimicked a character from the movie during the 56th IFFI Festival of India organised by the...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 - March 1, 2026
Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 88Nominal IndexAbdul Khavee v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 71Prabhugowda Patil v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 72Ravi Hegde v/s Kelachandra Joseph George 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 73Venugopal B.C., v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 74Rohini Sindhuri, IAS v/s Roopa Divakar Moudgil ...