Karnataka High Court Stays Cases Against BJP Booth Agents: the electoral authority has not yet decided the Form 7 applications that led to the FIRs. The allegations are untested, and the Court has expressed no view on the merits. Bengaluru: Proceedings against two booth-level agents (BLAs) of the BJP, booked over Form 7 applications filed […]
A promise to marry after sex does not attract Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Karnataka High Court has held while granting regular bail to a man accused under the provision. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to a man booked under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), […]
The Karnataka High Court stays proceedings against Minister Laxman Savadi in a 2018 assault case, pausing the trial court’s order that added him as an accused while the challenge to that order is heard. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed further proceedings against Co-operation Minister and Athani MLA Laxman Savadi in a 2018 assault […]
Holding that the offence of sexual intercourse on a false promise of marriage under Section 69 BNS cannot be attracted against a woman accused on the allegations made, the Karnataka High Court has quashed that charge against a woman named as the second accused in an FIR, while allowing the investigation into the remaining allegations […]
Karnataka High Court Allows Minor To Change Name for astrological and numerological reasons, holding that every citizen has a civil right to be recognised by his or her name and that a civil suit for a change of name is maintainable. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has set aside a trial court decision that refused […]
“Keep it attached, but allow me to do other business.” That was Senior Advocate Siddharth Aggarwal’s submission as the Karnataka High Court reserved its order on the WinZO subsidiaries’ plea to shift ED-attached US bank funds. The attachment itself remains under challenge. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on 7 October reserved its order on an […]