High Court
Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru
The Karnataka High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1884 as the Mysore High Court and renamed in 1973. It has jurisdiction over the state of Karnataka.
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Husband’s Slap During Quarrel Led to Wife’s Fatal Fall, Murder Conviction Reduced to Culpable Homicide: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has partly allowed an appeal filed by Anjaneyalu, who was convicted of offences relating to the death of his wife, Nandini, in Doddaballapura, Bengaluru Rural district. In its judgment dated September 29, 2026, a Division Bench of Justices Mohammad Nawaz and B. Pramod set aside his conviction…
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Sexual Intercourse on False Promise of Marriage Under S. 69 BNS Does Not Apply to Women: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has partly allowed a petition filed by a woman who was named as accused No.2 in Crime No.185/2026 registered at Subrahmanyapura police station, Bengaluru. The case involved allegations under Sections 69, 308(2), 351(2) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections…
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Name Is a Civil Right: Minor Girl Allowed to Change Name for Astrological and Numerological Reasons: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has allowed a minor girl's request to change her name from “Lakshmi N.” to “Veena N.” and directed that the new name be entered in all her school records. Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar passed the order on 17.09.2026 in Regular First Appeal No. 703 of 2026. The appeal challenged the dismissal…
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Defence Land Entry Restored as Heirs Could Not Transfer Better Title After 1943 Acquisition: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has allowed the Defence authorities’ appeal in a dispute over 3 acres 12 guntas in Sy. No. 33, Sonnappanahalli Village, used as an Indian Air Force aircraft taxi track at Yelahanka. The dispute arose after Mr Mohsin Sharieff claimed rights over the land based on an agreement of sale dated…
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M.A. Degree Alone Cannot Bar Wife From Claiming Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Dharwad has directed Rajesh to pay Rs.5,000 per month as maintenance to his former wife, Sujata, in addition to the Rs.5,000 per month already awarded for their minor son. Sujata had sought maintenance of Rs.20,000 per month for herself and Rs.10,000 per month for her son under Section 125…
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BJP MLA’s Daughter Accused of Slapping Woman Police Officer Granted Bail: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on 22 September 2026 granted anticipatory bail to Smt. Aishwarya @ Ishwarya, who was booked in Crime No. 127/2026 by Kyathanahalli Police Station in Mandya district. The case relates to an incident reported on 12 August 2026 at about 4.30 p.m. at Marramma Temple at Arathi Ukkada. According to…
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JSW Steel’s Pleas Against PMLA Attachment Dismissed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru has dismissed two writ petitions filed by JSW Steel Limited challenging proceedings relating to the attachment of its bank accounts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The petitions, WP No. 9583 of 2025 and WP No. 8943 of 2025, challenged a 30 January 2025 order of…
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POCSO Case Against Father Quashed Over Contradictions in Complaint and Lack of Medical Evidence: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, on 25 September 2026, quashed criminal proceedings against Udaykiran Vasireddi in a case involving allegations under Section 354A(1) of IPC and Sections 7 and 11(ii) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The case arose from a complaint by his wife concerning…
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FIR Against Two Company Officials in ₹50 Lakh Cheque Dishonour Case Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on 25 September 2026 allowed Crl.P No. 220 of 2018 filed by Sri Udaykiran Vasireddi and quashed proceedings against him in Spl.C.C.No.559/2017. The case involved allegations under Section 354A(1) of IPC and Sections 7 and 11(ii) of the POCSO Act concerning the minor. The court noted that the…
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FIR Against BJP’s Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and T.S. Srivatsa Over Remarks on ST Status for Kurubas Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case against Karnataka Legislative Council Leader of Opposition T. Narayanaswamy and sitting MLA T.S. Srivatsa over statements and social media posts opposing reservation for the Kuruba community under the Scheduled Tribe category. FIR challenged before High Court The…
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Mere Knowledge of Gold’s Location and Suspicion Cannot Sustain Prosecution, Gold Theft FIR Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Suresh @ Suresh Naik K in a case involving allegations that gold articles were stolen from the house of Chetan M. Jain in Bengaluru. Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order on 16 September 2026 in Criminal Petition No.111 of 2025. The case arose from…
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Domestic Violence Case Against Parents-in-Law Quashed, General Allegations Insufficient to Sustain Proceedings: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Dharwad has partly allowed Criminal Petition No. 101593 of 2025 and quashed domestic violence proceedings against the husband’s parents, while allowing the case to continue against the husband. The case arose from proceedings filed by Rashmi, wife of Ashirvad Upadhyaya, under Section 12 of…
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BJP MLA’s Daughter Accused of Slapping Woman Police Officer Granted Bail: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on 22 September 2026 granted anticipatory bail to Smt. Aishwarya @ Ishwarya, who was booked in Crime No. 127/2026 by Kyathanahalli Police Station in Mandya district. The case relates to an incident reported on 12 August 2026 at about 4.30 p.m. at Marramma Temple at Arathi Ukkada. According to…
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FIR Against Two Company Officials in ₹50 Lakh Cheque Dishonour Case Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on 25 September 2026 allowed Crl.P No. 220 of 2018 filed by Sri Udaykiran Vasireddi and quashed proceedings against him in Spl.C.C.No.559/2017. The case involved allegations under Section 354A(1) of IPC and Sections 7 and 11(ii) of the POCSO Act concerning the minor. The court noted that the…
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FIR Over WhatsApp Status Allegedly Promoting Enmity Between Communities Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru has quashed an FIR registered against Sri Venkappa Gowda over a WhatsApp status posted after the 2024 Lok Sabha election results. The case arose from a complaint filed by Sri Venkappa N.P, a member of the Indian National Congress party, on 7 June 2024. The complaint concerned a…
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Widow Permitted to Use Deceased Husband’s Cryopreserved Embryos for Assisted Reproduction: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court at Ernakulam has allowed a woman to use embryos preserved during fertility treatment with her deceased husband for assisted reproduction. Justice Harisankar V. Menon passed the order on 01.09.2026 in W.P.(C) No. 22457 of 2025. The petitioner and her husband, Sreeraj, had been undergoing…
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Lawyer Directed to Plant 1,000 Saplings for Threatening Judge: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court dealt with the conduct of advocate S Rangaswamy during a murder trial before the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Koppal, sitting at Gangavathi. The sessions judge's record said Rangaswamy brought lawyers from Ballari, stood before the court with crossed arms, stared at the judge for…
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Activist’s ‘Illegal’ Arrest Over Post on Kunal Kamra’s Show Cancellation Slammed, Police Criticized: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has strongly condemned the Whitefield Police for what it described as a recurring pattern of illegal arrests. The court was hearing a petition filed by Mohan Gowda, a Hindu activist, challenging the registration of an FIR and his arrest related to social media posts celebrating the…
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‘No Coercive Steps’ Means Protection From Arrest, Not a Bar on Investigation: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has issued an important clarification regarding the meaning of an order that directs "no coercive steps" against a person. The court clarified that such an order only provides protection from arrest, but does not prevent the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from continuing its investigation or…
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'Nothing NICE About It': Land Acquisition for Bengaluru-Mysuru Corridor Revoked, Called the 'Biggest Scam': Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has strongly criticized the land acquisition process for the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP), declaring it as "nothing nice about it" and describing it as one of the "biggest scams" in the state. The Court upheld an order quashing all proceedings related to land…
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Husband's Legal and Moral Duty to Maintain Wife and Child Cannot Be Avoided Due to Financial Claims; Maintenance Order Upheld: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently dismissed the revision plea of a husband who challenged the maintenance amount awarded to his wife and minor daughter under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Court reaffirmed that a husband's legal and moral duty to maintain his family cannot be avoided…
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Muslim Men's Second Wife Cannot Be Legal Representative if Marriage Under Special Marriage Act Is Void: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has upheld a trial court’s decision that a woman whose marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 was declared void due to her husband's existing first marriage cannot be considered a legal representative in a partition suit. The court emphasized that a marriage under this Act is invalid if…
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State Directed to Examine JJ Act Model for Care and Protection of Vulnerable Senior Citizens: Karnataka High Court
In a landmark order, the Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to explore the possibility of creating a comprehensive legal framework for the protection and care of senior citizens in need. The court emphasized that caring for the elderly is a fundamental responsibility and suggested that a model…
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Unemployment Is No Ground to Deny Maintenance to Wife and Child: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has reaffirmed that an able-bodied husband cannot avoid his legal obligation to maintain his wife and child merely by claiming that he is unemployed. In Sri Harish R. v. Smt. Sowmya and Another, the Court upheld the maintenance awarded by the courts below and refused to interfere with the…
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Notice Issued on Mangalore Bar Association’s Plea Highlighting Lack of Mobile Network in Court Owing to Jammers in Nearby Prison: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government in response to a writ petition filed by the Mangalore Bar Association and others, alleging that the installation of jammers in the Mangalore District Jail has led to severe disruption of mobile and internet services in the nearby district court…
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‘Justice Listens Through the Heart’: Hearing-Impaired Lawyer Commended for Arguing Case via Sign-Language Interpreter: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has made a historic observation while appreciating Advocate Sarah Sunny, India’s first deaf lawyer, for her remarkable appearance and arguments before the court. The court recognized her as an inspiration for inclusivity in the judicial system and highlighted the significance of accessibility…
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Unauthorized Transfer of Funds from Borrower’s Frozen Bank Account by State Financial Enterprise Violates Article 300A: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has issued an interim order restraining the Kerala State Financial Enterprises (KSFE) and its Recovery Officers from transferring amounts from borrowers’ frozen bank accounts to third-party accounts. Justice V.G. Arun observed that such actions would violate the constitutional protection against…
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Order 18 Rules 1 and 3 CPC | Right to Lead Evidence First Lies with Plaintiff Even If Burden of Proving Certain Issues Rests on Defendant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that in a civil suit involving multiple issues, the right to lead evidence primarily rests with the plaintiff, even when the burden of proving some issues is placed upon the defendant. Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty delivered this ruling while setting aside the trial court’s order…
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Relationship Born of Mutual Volition Cannot Be Criminalised”; Relief Granted to Man Accused of Rape by Woman He Met on Bumble: Karnataka High Court “
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR filed against a 23-year-old man accused of rape after meeting a woman on the dating application Bumble. Justice M. Nagaprasanna delivered the judgment, stating that when two adults voluntarily enter into a relationship, even if it later leads to disappointment, it cannot…
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CCS Rules | Disciplinary Authority Not Required to Hear Officer While Disagreeing with Enquiry Report That Exonerated Him: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that Rule 11A(2) of State Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules (CCA Rules) does not require giving an opportunity to the delinquent officer at the stage of recording the point of disagreement by the Disciplinary Authority on the findings of the Enquiry…
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State Pulled Up for Filing Conflicting Affidavits on Whether NH-85 Stretch Falls Within Reserved Forest: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday, October 24, 2025, sharply criticized the State Government for filing two affidavits that took diametrically opposite stands regarding the legal status of land along the Neriamangalam–Valara stretch of National Highway 85 (NH-85). A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar…
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Mens Rea Not a Prerequisite for Imposing Penalty Under Section 117 of the Customs Act: Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, in its recent decision dated 26th September, 2025, has partially allowed the appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore under Section 130 of the Customs Act, 1962. The matter revolved around significant breaches in courier import procedures involving the…
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Jet Airways Directed to Pay ₹13 Lakh in Back Wages to Dismissed Employee Despite Ongoing Liquidation: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court, in a significant ruling under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, has directed Jet Airways (India) Pvt. Ltd., currently under liquidation, to pay ₹13,00,000 along with accrued interest to a former employee, Prashant Rao, who was dismissed in 2008. The court held that the employee’s entitlement…
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Bail Granted to Five Fans of Actor Darshan Accused of Sending Online Threats to Actress Ramya: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to five individuals and anticipatory bail to another in a case involving online rape and death threats issued to Divya Spandana, popularly known as Ramya, a former Member of Parliament and actress. The case, titled Pramodh K & others VERSUS State of Karnataka, was heard by…
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Bail Granted to Followers of Actor Darshan Accused of Harassing Actress Ramya on Instagram: Karnataka High Court
In a high-profile case linked to the ongoing Renukaswamy murder case, the Karnataka High Court granted bail and anticipatory bail to six individuals accused of sending sexually coloured remarks and threatening messages to actress and former Member of Parliament Ramya, via Instagram. These accused individuals are…
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Amendment to CPC Suggested to Ensure Speedy Disposal of Final Decree Proceedings in Partition Suits: Karnataka High Court
While adjudicating a partition dispute in the matter of Veerabhadrappa and Others VERSUS Respondents, the Karnataka High Court strongly recommended legislative intervention to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to ensure faster resolution of final decree proceedings, especially in partition suits. Justice Ananth…
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About the Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1884 as the Mysore High Court and renamed in 1973. It has jurisdiction over the state of Karnataka.
Seat
Bengaluru
State / UT
Karnataka
Region
South India
