The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the case against four youths accused of circulating an obscene video targeting a college lecturer, holding that the allegations must be tested at trial. The allegations are untested.
A Magistrate refused a wife’s request for a Look Out Circular; the High Court has now directed the police to take steps towards one, as an interim measure, with the matter to be heard again after two weeks. Bengaluru: Directing the police to take steps to issue a Look Out Circular (LOC) against a husband […]
Can a State go past the 50% ceiling because backward classes make up most of its population? The Karnataka High Court has said no, striking down the SC/ST Quota Hike Law to the extent it took total reservation to 56%. Bengaluru: Holding that the SC/ST Quota Hike Law violates Articles 14, 15 and 16 of […]
Contempt charges over pension for monthly rated labourers now stand framed against three officials, each of whom told the Karnataka High Court “not guilty”; the trial is listed for November 16, 2026. Bengaluru: Having framed contempt charges against Manoj Kumar, V. Karikalan and Ganapathi K, the Karnataka High Court heard each of them plead not […]
The High Court said an unpaid loan or a failed underlying transaction does not, by itself, make out a criminal offence, and that SBI should have pursued the builder under the tripartite agreement. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR for alleged cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery registered against a home […]
“Admittedly, the complainant is not the person against whom the specific statement is made,” the Court noted, setting aside an FIR under Section 509 of the IPC against former BJP MLA Sanjay Patil over a remark allegedly made at a 2024 election rally in Belagavi. The Court expressed no view on the merits of the […]
With documents running to 8,103 pages and the trial unlikely to end soon, the Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki and his accountant Robin Khandelwal in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate. The allegations are untested and the accused are presumed innocent. Bengaluru: Holding that the […]
