'Unique Crime Against Inanimate Object': Karnataka High Court Stays Criminal Trespass FIR Against Drone

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Friday (February 6) stayed an FIR registered by the Police against a drone, booked for allegedly trespassing into a property in Doddaballapura, remarking that the case presented a unique crime registered against an inanimate object. After hearing the matter, Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order dictated:"The case projects a unique crime...

Karnataka High Court Stays Hate Speech FIR Against RSS Leader Citing SC Order Upholding Guidelines For Cases Over Social Media Posts

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (February 6) stayed investigation in an FIR against RSS Leader Prabhakar Bhat booked for giving a speech in a college in Puttur circulated on a YouTube channel, referring to Supreme Court's recent decision upholding guidelines on registration of FIRs over social media posts. For context, Bhat moved the high court seeking quashing of an FIR over registered...

'Police Can't Curtail Fundamental Rights Without Reasons': Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Barring Speakers At Hindu Sammelana

The Karnataka High Court quashed notices issued by the State Police prohibiting two Speakers from addressing a programme–'Hindu Sammelana' schedule for February 6 and 8, holding that police cannot arbitrarily stop a person from speaking in a public meeting based on their whims and fancies. In doing so the court said that State's curtailment of citizens' fundamental rights must be based on...

'Youngsters May Cultivate Hatred': Karnataka Govt Opposes Quashing Of Hate Speech FIR Against RSS Leader

The Karnataka government told the High Court on Thursday (February 05) that the speech delivered by RSS Leader Prabhakar Bhat in a college in Puttur last month, shows that he is trying to create hatred between communities wherein youngsters may cultivate feeling of hatred against a community.For context, Bhat has moved the high court seeking quashing of an FIR over registered at Puttur town for offences under BNS Sections 196(Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion,...

Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To WinZo's Subsidiary Seeking Payment Of Salaries To Employees After Account Freeze By ED

The Karnataka High Court has asked Gaming company WinZo's subsidiary Zo Private Limited to approach the ED with a list of its employees to whom salaries are to be paid, directing the agency to verify the same and communicate it to the concerned bank enabling the company to make payments. The petitioner company, whose account was frozen by the ED, had sought for a declaring that the agency's search and seizure at the office of M/s FinAdvantage Consulting [P] Limited–the petitioner's...

'Criminal Justice System Will Be Clogged': Karnataka High Court Raps Bank For Filing FIRs Over NPAs

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (February 5) stayed investigation against a borrower booked in a cheating FIR, registered against various accused on a complaint by State Bank of India, after the borrower's account was declared a Non-Performing Asset due to failure to pay loan. In doing so the court questioned the bank for registering a criminal case instead of availing other...

'Victim's Evidence Inconsistent, Untrustworthy': Karnataka High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Accused In POCSO Case

The Karnataka High Court upheld a trial court order acquitting two men accused of sexually assaulting a girl who was stated to be a minor, observing that the victim's evidence was inconsistent and not trustworthy. The trial court had acquitted the two accused who were earlier booked under Sections 4(Punishment for penetrative sexual assault), 7(Sexual assault), 8(punishment for sexual...

'Benefit Derived Prior To Election': Karnataka High Court Overturns Disqualification Of Councillors On Ground Of Wives Winning Land Auction

The Karnataka High Court overturned the disqualification of two Belagavi Municipal Corporation Councillors who were disqualified on the ground that they had failed to disclose that their wives had succeeded in an auction of leasehold rights in respect of properties constructed by Public Works Department.In doing so the court observed that the leasehold auction had happened prior to when...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026

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'Would Have Chilling Effect On Advocacy': Karnataka High Court Flags Dangerous Trend Of FIRs Against Lawyers Appearing For Opponents

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 3) flagged the dangerous trend of complainants registering FIRs against advocates who represent their opponents remarking that this would create a chilling effect on the profession of advocacy. The court was hearing a lawyer's plea challenging an FIR where he has been arraigned as an accused, including for the offence of Section 69 (Sexual...

'Will Lay Down Something': Karnataka High Court Mulls Framing Guidelines On Providing Home-Cooked Food To Undertrials, Prisoners

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 3) orally remarked that it will lay down guidelines on providing home-cooked food to undertrials and prisoners, while hearing a plea against order providing this facility to actress Pavithra Gowda, Nagaraju R and Lakshman M–presently facing trial in the Renukaswamy Murder case.The State Government has challenged a Sessions Court order...

FIR Against Juvenile For Petty Offence Unsustainable Under JJ Act: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 03) quashed an FIR against an accused who was stated to be a juvenile at the time of registration of the crime, noting that offence alleged against him was a petty offence under Juvenile Justice Act and thus FIR could not have been registered against him. Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing the petitioner's plea who had challenged the registration of...