Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Advocate Over Alleged Assault, Outraging Modesty Of Client
The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR lodged against a lawyer for outraging the modesty of the complainant who was his client, noting that the ingredients of the offence were missing and that the complainant had categorically stated that the lawyer never assaulted her and did not commit any act outraging her modesty. The case stemmed from a complaint lodged on June 30, 2021, by the respondent against the petitioner, an advocate. Claiming the case to be false, the petitioner approached the...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Placing Footwear On Ambedkar, Jagjivan Ram Photos; Says Probe Complete
The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a 38-year-old man accused of tying footwear on the photographs of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram, reasoning that he had already been in judicial custody for nearly six months and the investigation was complete. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 439]The single judge bench of Justice Rajeshwari N. Hegde allowed the plea filed by the accused while...
Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction After 10 Yrs, Says Absence Of Expected Injuries Creates Doubt
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a man's conviction for rape and criminal intimidation, observing that the absence of expected injuries on the survivor's body raised doubts about the alleged incident. The Court also noted that the possibility of false implication arising from political rivalry between the families could not be ruled out.A single-judge bench of Justice S...
KPSC Recruitment Scam: Karnataka High Court Slams State For Failing To Continue Probe Despite SC Order Upholding SIT Constitution
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 28) pulled up the State government for failing to notify the Special Investigation Team (SIT) as a police station in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Veterinary Officer recruitment scam case, despite the Supreme Court having upheld the constitution of the SIT.The Court observed that the failure had left the investigation into...
Karnataka High Court Restrains Power TV From Telecasting Alleged Sting Video Of Former MLA A Manjunath, Cites Privacy Violation
The Karnataka High Court has restrained Power Smart Media Private Limited, which operates Power TV, its Managing Director Rakesh Sanjeeva Shetty and other respondents from telecasting or circulating an alleged covert sting recording of former Magadi MLA A. Manjunath, citing the risk of privacy violation.Justice KV Aravind passed the interim order while hearing Manjunath's plea challenging a...
'Process Of Justice Must Never Become Another Wound': Karnataka High Court On Repeated Cross-Examination Of Minor Rape Survivor
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a trial court order, allowing an accused in a POCSO case to recall the child victim for further cross-examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 436]Justice M Nagaprasanna held that repeatedly dragging a child victim to the witness box would amount to an abuse of the process of law, and re-traumatizes the child. Such acts would effectively defeat the...
Karnataka High Court Directs No Coercive Action Against TV Broadcasters Like JioStar, Zee Challenging 2% Cine Cess
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 28) directed the State Government not to take any coercive steps against television broadcasters like JioStar India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises, who have challenged the levy of a 2% cess under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, 2024, as amended in 2026.Justice H T Narendra Prasad passed the order while hearing...
Karnataka High Court Warns Non-Compliant Bengaluru PGs Of Sealing, Gives Operators One Week To Submit Compliance Plan
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (October 27) warned that non-compliant paying guest (PG) accommodations in Bengaluru could face sealing for failing to rectify serious safety and statutory violations, while granting the petitioners one week to submit an affidavit specifying a timeline for compliance.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that the Court had exercised restraint because sealing...
'Arbitration Proceedings Do Not Bar Criminal Investigation': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Cheating FIR Against MyFitness Promoters
The Karnataka High Court recently refused to quash an FIR registered against the promoters of Tanvi Fitness Private Limited (which manages 'MyFitness' brand), accused of cheating Mensa Brand Technologies Pvt Ltd. of Rs. 143 crores by concealing a prior trademark agreement. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 435]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while dismissing the petition preferred by...
Unsubstantiated Claims Of Wife's Mental Disorder Amounts To Cruelty, Attacks Dignity Protected Under Article 21: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that making unsubstantiated allegations of mental disorder or absent-mindedness against a spouse constitutes legal cruelty, as such claims attack an individual's core dignity and right to live a dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. A Division Bench of Justice Ashok S. Kinagi and Justice Subramanya Rangarao dismissed an appeal filed by...
Karnataka High Court Rejects Wife's Plea To Transfer Divorce Case, Says 5-Year Delay In Filing Petition Discloses Acquiescence
The Karnataka High Court rejected a wife's petition to transfer divorce proceedings to a different family court, noting that the plea— filed after a delay of five years since the institution of the case and four years after she entered her appearance— disclosed “acquiescence on part of petitioner.”Justice Ravi V Hosmani further ruled that a distance of 45 km between the wife's...