Tag: Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court Rejects Prajwal Revanna’s Bail Plea In Sex Crime Cases

October 21, 2024 admin

Prajwal Revanna is facing four cases in connection with the sex video scam. (File) Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday rejected three bail petitions filed by prime accused Prajwal Revanna, a former MP and grandson of former PM HD Deve Gowda, in the sensational sex video scam. A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna…

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Chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ In Mosque Doesn’t Hurt Religious Feelings: Karnataka High Court

October 16, 2024 admin

Karnataka Court on Tuesday dismissed case against two for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans in a mosque. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection with allegedly raising “Jai Shri Ram” slogans inside a mosque. The single division bench headed by Justice M….

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Ola Ordered To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation In Sex Harassment Case Involving Cab Driver

September 30, 2024 admin

The woman then sought relief from the High Court. (Representational) Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed ANI Technologies, the parent company of OLA Cabs, to compensate a woman with Rs five lakh after she allegedly faced sexual harassment by one of their drivers during a trip in 2019. Justice M G S Kamal,…

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Siddaramaiah, Facing Land Scam Probe, Flags “Minister In PM’s Cabinet”

September 27, 2024 admin

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah – battling vehement calls to quit over the alleged Mysuru land scam – counterattacked Friday, flagging Janata Dal Secular boss HD Kumaraswamy and asking why his party’s ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, had not demanded his resignation too. “Which government does HD Kumaraswamy belong to? There is an FIR… why did…

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Karnataka High Court Tightens Rules On Live-Streaming Of Proceedings

September 23, 2024 admin

The changes come after Justice V Srishananda’s remarks, which led to public backlash. (Representational) Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has introduced strict guidelines for live-streaming of judicial proceedings to prevent unauthorised sharing of clips on social media platforms. The incident stems from remarks made by a single judge recently. These comments, made during a live-streamed…

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High Court Relief For Siddaramaiah In Land Scam Row

August 19, 2024 admin

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the trial court to take no action against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following Governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot sanctioning the Congress leader’s prosecution in the alleged MUDA land scam case. The interim relief for the embattled Chief Minister will be in effect till August 29, when the High Court…

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Karnataka Court Acquits 40 Accused In 2012 Mangaluru Homestay Attack Case

August 7, 2024 admin

The Mangaluru Sixth Additional District and Sessions Court on Tuesday acquitted 40 persons. Dakshina Kannada,: The Mangaluru Sixth Additional District and Sessions Court on Tuesday acquitted 40 persons accused in the infamous 2012 Mangaluru ‘homestay attack’ case citing lack of evidence. The police had booked a case against 44 persons in this connection. Of them,…

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Karnataka High Court On Actor Darshan’s Petition

July 31, 2024 admin

The actor had challenged a court order that rejected his request for home-cooked food. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court emphasised on Wednesday that all citizens and undertrial prisoners are entitled to a nutritious diet, without any distinctions based on their social or financial status. This observation was made by Justice M Nagaprasanna while hearing a…

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Court Rejects Kannada Actor Darshan’s Plea Seeking Home Food In Prison

July 25, 2024 admin

Mr Darshan had also sought cutlery, bedding, and books to be brought by his family in jail (File) Bengaluru: A Court in Bengaluru on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is in judicial custody in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case, seeking a direction to the prison authorities to permit…

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Karnataka High Court Recalls Order Stating Only Viewing Child Pornography Not Offence

July 20, 2024 admin

“We are also human beings and mistakes do happen on our side,” the bench said Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has recalled its recent order, which stated that only viewing child pornography is not an offence under the IT Act. A division bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna withdrew the order stating that the bench had…

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