Tag: Karnataka High Court

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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Son BY Vijayendra On POCSO Case Against BJP’s BS Yediyurappa

June 15, 2024 admin

The court directed BS Yediyurappa to appear before the probe agency on June 17. Bengaluru: State BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Friday reacted to the Karnataka High Court restraining the CID from arresting his father and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa in a POCSO case, and said that the truth will prevail in…

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‘Go Hang Yourself’ Not Necessarily Abetment Of Suicide: Karnataka High Court

May 2, 2024 admin

The statement ‘go hang yourself’ need not be considered abetment of suicide in all cases. Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has declined to categorise the statement ‘go hang yourself’ as abetment of suicide. Justice M Nagaprasanna addressed the complexity of determining abetment of suicide in cases involving contentious statements. The recent ruling stemmed from a petition…

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Government Pushing Poor To Send Kids To Private Schools: Karnataka High Court

October 10, 2023 admin

Till date, 464 government schools lack restrooms, the court pointed out. (Representational) Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has observed that the government’s failure to provide basic infrastructure in schools is pushing people who cannot even afford three meals a day to send their children to private schools. “Is education reserved for the privileged,” the…

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Sympathy For Stray Dogs Should Not Come At Cost Of Creating Chaos: Karnataka Court

October 6, 2023 admin

The Karnataka Court was hearing PIL on government’s delay in implementing Animal Welfare guidelines. Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has said that sympathy towards stray dogs by way of feeding them should not come at the cost of creating chaos and danger to the public. The division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale…

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Accident Compensation Claims Not To Be Proven Like Criminal Cases: Karnataka High Court

August 29, 2023 admin

Bengaluru: In cases related to compensation claims in road accidents, the case is not expected to be proved like a criminal trial, the High Court of Karnataka has said. “It is well known that in a case relating to motor accident claims, the claimants are not required to prove the case as it is required…

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