The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR against a student who called a classmate “pretty” in an Instagram DM, holding that Gen Z lingo in a private chat cannot be criminalised.
The Supreme Court has ruled that recording or photographing women in non-private spaces without their consent does not amount to voyeurism under Section 354C IPC. This landmark judgment emphasizes preventing misuse of criminal law in civil disputes.
Suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna’s second bail plea in a rape case was denied by a Bengaluru trial court. He had earlier approached the High Court citing trial delay.
