Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Cancels Bail Of 7 Booked For Radicalizing Youth In Ballari ISIS Module Case
The Karnataka High Court cancelled bail granted to seven men accused of being involved with the Ballari ISIS module, charged under the UAPA for allegedly recruiting and radicalization of vulnerable youth to carry out terrorist activities in India, remarking that the alleged procedural lapse was raised belatedly. The court was hearing four criminal appeals filed by NIA challenging Special Court's orders dated 08.04.2025, 11.03.2025 and 14.03.2025 granting bail to respondent/accused Nos.1, 2,...
Karnataka High Court Stays Counter-Case Against Husband Who Alleged Assault By Wife Inside Police Station
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 10) stayed criminal proceedings initiated against a man who claimed that his wife had lodged an assault case against him as a counter-blast to his complaint alleging that she had assaulted him inside a police station. The counsel appearing for the petitioner husband submitted before Justice M Nagaprasanna that parties had been called to the police station for conciliation proceedings in a Section 498A case, where he was assaulted by the...
S.23 Senior Citizens Act | Express Recital In Gift Deed For Maintenance By Transferee Not Mandatory: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a gift deed through which a senior citizen transfers his property to the transferee need not contain an "express recital" of maintenance of the senior citizen, to claim that such transfer is void under Section 23 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act.In doing so the court held that maintenance of senior citizen under Section 23 is implicit wherein the provision seeks to protect the trusting nature of senior citizens, who may be...
Mere Claim Of Short, Discontinuous Cohabitation Not Enough To Seek DNA Test Of Child: Karnataka High Court Rejects Husband's Plea
The Karnataka High Court rejected a man's plea seeking DNA test of the child born to his wife suspecting the child's paternity on the ground that they did not cohabit for a long time. In doing so the court said that DNA test on paternity of a child can't be ordered as a matter of course, finding that the petitioner did not dispute that he had cohabited with the wife and also not disputed their marital status. The marriage between petitioner husband and respondent wife was solemnized on...
'Barbaric, Must Be Curbed With Iron Hands': Karnataka High Court Upholds Death Penalty Of 3 For Gang Rape, Murder Of Minor Girl
The Karnataka High Court upheld a 2024 trial court order imposing death penalty on three men convicted for gang rape and murder of a minor girl, observing that the offence was barbaric and such acts must be curbed with iron hands. A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T in its 176 page order observed:"Having considered all these factors into consideration and materials available on record, even this Court has to strike balance between mitigating circumstances...
Arrest Made Prior To 'Pankaj Bansal' Judgment Not Illegal For Want Of Written Grounds: Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Terror Accused
The Karnataka High Court upheld a trial court order denying bail to a man accused of being member of a terrorist gang and being part of criminal conspiracy to wage war against Government of Syria, observing that the mandate of furnishing written grounds of arrest as per Supreme Court's Pankaj Bansal judgment applies prospectively. In doing so the court said that the accused who was arrested...
Karnataka High Court Vacates Stay On Framing Charges Against HD Revanna In Kidnapping Case, Flags Repeated Adjournments
The Karnataka High Court last week vacated its interim order stalling framing of charges against Janata Dal (S) leader HD Revanna who is accused of kidnapping a woman, after taking note of lack of readiness on behalf of Revanna to go ahead with the matter in view of repeated adjournments sought in the case. The court was hearing Revanna's petition seeking to quash the prosecution...
Delegations Under Different Co-operative Laws Can't Be Clubbed To Attract Bar On Voting Under State Cooperative Societies Act: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that even though State Cooperative Societies Act, State Souharda Sahakari Act and The Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act are cognate laws, delegation for voting under the Acts would not be hit by bar of repeat voting under Section 21 State Cooperative Societies Act. The petitions raised a challenge to the nomination of delegates by certain...
'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...