Karnataka High Court
Indian Succession Act | Mother Has No Right Over Inheritance When Son Who Died Intestate Is Survived By Wife & Children: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held where a son dies intestate leaving behind wife and children–being direct lineal descendants, his mother would not have a right to estate/inheritance under the Indian Succession Act. The court was hearing an appeal challenging a trial court order which had dismissed a family's plea seeking issuance of succession certificate of the deceased member. The trial court had dismissed the plea of the deceased's wife and children taking note of the claim of the...
Karnataka High Court Stays Counter FIR Against Actress Kavya Gowda, Husband Over Alleged Assault
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (February 12) stayed investigation into an FIR against Kannada actress Kavya Gowda and her husband, claimed to have been filed as a counter case pursuant to an alleged assault on them by certain family members. As per news reports Gowda and her husband were allegedly assaulted by certain family members last month. During the hearing on Thursday, Gowda's counsel submitted that the present FIR was a counter case filed by her co-sister.He said, "I am...
Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To Woman Accused Of Hurting Neighbour Over Quarrel On 'Drying Clothes', Grants ₹50,000 To Victim
The Karnataka High Court modified a woman's conviction from voluntarily causing grievous hurt to voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous, after noting that a quarrel had suddenly arisen between her and her female neighbour over drying of clothes which was a "trivial issue". The court modified the conviction to Section 324 IPC (voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons or means) which...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Bangladeshi National Accused Of Forging Indian Passport Citing Non-Supply Of Grounds Of Arrest
The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to a Bangladeshi national accused of forging an Indian passport by using a fake Aadhar Card after noting that the grounds of arrest had not been provided to the petitioner.The court was hearing the bail plea by a Bangladeshi national accused of offences under Section 319(Cheating by personation), 336(3)(Forgery), 340(Forged document or...
Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea Making Corruption Allegations Against CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar; Warns Of Costs
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea making allegations of corruption against Chief Minister Siddaramiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and seeking registration of criminal proceedings observing that the petitioner had added every person holding office and if the plea is permitted it would be abuse of law. The court was hearing a petition moved by National president of Bhrastachar...
Bigamy Charge Not Sustainable Against Alleged Second Wife: Karnataka High Court Reiterates, Retains Cruelty FIR Against Husband
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (February 12) quashed charge of Bigamy (Section 494 IPC) against the alleged second wife of a man, in a complaint filed by the first wife of the husband reiterating that such a spouse cannot be dragged into the case specially where the allegations stems from a suspicion.The court was hearing a petition moved by a husband and his family as well as his...
Gold Loan Company Can't Keep Stolen Gold Pledged To It, Security Interest No Defence: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has observed that a financial company offering loan based on pledged stolen gold cannot defeat the lawful title of the owner whose gold is stolen or impede investigation into FIR pertaining to such alleged acts. The court was hearing a plea by IIFL Finance Limited seeking to quash a notice issued under Section 94 (Summons to produce document or other thing) BNSS by...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Congress Leader For Giving 'Malicious Speech' Against Hindus Over 2022 Hijab Row
The Karnataka High Court (Kalaburagi bench) refused to quash an FIR against Congress leader Mukram Khan accused of making a speech, which had outraged the religious feelings of Hindu community, by allegedly stating that "he will cut them into pieces" in respect of the 2022 Hijab incident.The court was hearing a plea by Khan and his son Dr. Soyab Khan seeking quashing of an FIR under IPC...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Life Sentence Of Four; Rejects Claim That Eye Witness Had Seen Accused's Photo Prior To TIP
Upholding the murder conviction and life sentence of 4 men, the Karnataka High Court rejected their contention that the deceased's wife–an eye witness to the incident, had already seen the photographs of the accused persons purportedly published in newspapers prior to Test Identification Parade. In doing so the court said that there was no specific question put to the wife during the...
'Not A Political Speech, But Instigation Against Community': Karnataka Govt Opposes RSS Leader's Quash Plea In High Court
The Karnataka Government on Wednesday (February 11) opposed RSS Leader Prabhakar Bhat's plea for quashing an FIR over alleged hate speech he delivered in a college and was circulated on a YouTube channel, contending that the speech was not a political speech but one made against a particular community. The Additional Special Public Prosecutor appearing for the State submitted before Justice...
Karnataka High Court Cancels Bail Of 7 Booked For Radicalizing Youth In Ballari ISIS Module Case
The Karnataka High Court cancelled bail granted to seven men accused of being involved with the Ballari ISIS module, charged under the UAPA for allegedly recruiting and radicalization of vulnerable youth to carry out terrorist activities in India, remarking that the alleged procedural lapse was raised belatedly. The court was hearing four criminal appeals filed by NIA challenging Special...
Karnataka High Court Stays Counter-Case Against Husband Who Alleged Assault By Wife Inside Police Station
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 10) stayed criminal proceedings initiated against a man who claimed that his wife had lodged an assault case against him as a counter-blast to his complaint alleging that she had assaulted him inside a police station. The counsel appearing for the petitioner husband submitted before Justice M Nagaprasanna that parties had been called to the...