'Act Will Remain As A Scar In Her Life': Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Facilitating Co-Accused Rape A Woman

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi who had said, "The day a woman can walk freely on the road at night, that day we can say that India has achieved independence”, the Karnataka High Court rejected a man's bail plea who is accused of facilitating the co-accused to commit rape on 19-year-old girl. Justice S Rachaiah, rejected the appeal filed by appellant Syed Praveez Musharaff who along with co-accused has been booked under BNS sections 115(2)(Voluntarily causing hurt), 126(2)(wrongful restraint),...

Sahyog Portal Not Instrument Of 'Censorship', Ensures Cooperation Between Intermediaries And Govt Agencies: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that Centre's 'SAHYOG portal' is not an "instrument of censorship", but a facilitation mechanism, intended to streamline communication between authorized agencies and intermediaries.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while dismissing a petition filed by X Corp challenging the Union Government's recently-launched Sahyog portal, which is used to automate notices to intermediaries to remove unlawful online content.SAHYOG like a digital post office, instrument of...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: September 22 – September 28, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 314 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 322Nominal Index: X & ANR AND Central Adoption Resource Agency & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 314TTK Prestige Limited AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 315SHARADA ACHAR AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 316PRAJWAL REVANNA AND STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 317X CORP AND Union of...

X Corp Can't Challenge Indian Laws Regulating Social Media Invoking 'Citizen Centric' Article 19: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that X Crop, formerly Twitter, being a foreign entity cannot challenge Indian laws regulating social media here invoking Article 19 of the Constitution of India. Justice M Nagaprassana said that a company which is faceless in India, cannot on the basis of “baseless allegations”, come forward and challenge the laws of the nation.“In the same manner, X...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Four Judges At Karnataka High Court

The Central Government on Friday (September 26) notified appointments of permanent and additional judges to the Karnataka High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments. The appointees are:1. Justice KV Aravind, who is an Additional Judge, has been appointed as a Permanent Judge of the high court. 2. Judicial Officers Justice Geetha KB Shetty, ...

Karnataka High Court Allows Issuance Of Travel Documents For Deportation Of Russian Woman, Her Children Found Living In Gokarna Cave

The Karnataka High Court on Friday permitted the Union of India to issue necessary travel documents to enable a mother and her children, who were found living in a cave in the state's Uttara Kannada district (Gokarna), to travel back to Russia. Justice B M Shyam Prasad disposed of the petition filed by Dror Shlomo Goldstein, who claims to be the father of the children and had approached the...

Karnataka High Court Asks NLSIU To Accommodate Student With Learning Disability Struggling With Arithmetic If She Fails In Economics

Disposing of a plea by an National Law School India University (NLSIU) student seeking alternate subject/exemption from studying Economics in view of her disability, the Karnataka High Court asked the varsity to have a liberal approach enabling the student to pass her first year course in case is clears all other subjects except Economics.Justice R Devdas disposed the petition of a student who...

High Court Can Direct UIDAI To Share Last Location Of Missing Person's Aadhaar Use With Police: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that UIDAI can be directed to provide details of usage of Aadhaar card and the location where it has been used to the police for investigating a missing person's complaint.A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj said,“When during the course of investigation by police authority or any investigating authority in the event of usage of Aadhaar card...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Halt State's Socio-Economic Survey; Directs Govt To Ensure Voluntary Participation, Data Confidentiality

The Karnataka High Court has declined pleas to interfere with the socio-economic survey conducted by the state government. The court further ordered the authorities not to disclose any data obtained from participants in the process and notify participation in the process as voluntary.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi stated:"In view of the above, we do not...

Karnataka High Court Expresses Inclination To Stay Bike Taxi Ban Over State's Failure To Frame Policy For Drivers

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (September 25) orally expressed its inclination to the stay the order banning bike taxis in the State, noting that despite granting one month time the State government had not come with an appropriate policy concerning bike taxis.For context, the high court in an earlier hearing asked the State if it can examine the issue on a policy level, deferring...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Questioning Tender Issued For Bangalore Twin Tunnel Project

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State government and other respondents on a public interest litigation seeking to quash the tender issued in regards to the construction of Bangalore Twin Tunnel Road.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi issued notice on the petition filed by 82-year-old Dr Adikesavalu Ravindra and others. The...

Will You Inform Public That Disclosure Isn't Mandatory? Karnataka High Court To State Commission On Social & Educational Survey Of Citizens

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) orally asked the State Backward Classes Commission if it has instructed its enumerators, who are to conduct the social and educational survey, to inform the citizens at the outset that the survey is not mandatory and they are free not to answer the questions. The court was hearing a batch of petitions challenging a state government...