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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Son's Petition Challenging Maintenance Order for Mother Under Senior Citizens Act. Mother's Right to Maintenance Upheld Despite Son's Claim of No Neglect, as Tribunal Found Willful Neglect and Son's Failure to Provide Support....

The case involves two writ petitions: one filed by Smt. Kallavva, an 83-year-old mother, seeking enforcement of a maintenance order passed by the Assistant Commissioner (Maintenance Tribunal) dated 31...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against School Management in Child Injury Case — No Criminal Intent Established Under Section 125(a) BNS, 2023. The court held that an incident where a student lost vision due to fellow students spraying confetti in a school bus was a childish mischief or accident, not attributable to the school, and quashed the FIR....

The petitioner, Divyajyothi School Management, represented by its Head Master, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Criminal Petition Against Orders Directing Regular Bail Despite Subsisting Anticipatory Bail. Held That Filing of Charge-Sheet Does Not Terminate Anticipatory Bail; Accused Need Not Apply for Regular Bail Unless Bail Order Limits Duration, per Sushila Aggarwal v. State....

The petitioners, accused of offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act in Crime No. 115/2025, were granted anticipatory bail by the LXXI Additional City Civil and Session...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction in Cheque Dishonour Case — Presentation Beyond Agreed Period Not a Bar Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The court held that the cheque was presented within its validity period and the accused failed to rebut the presumption of legally enforceable debt....

The case arises from a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The complainant, P.S. Poovaiah, alleged that the accused, P.K. Bopanna, borrowed Rs. 1,50,000 and issued a p...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against School Management in Child Injury Case — No Criminal Intent Established. Incident of confetti spray causing eye injury to child in school bus does not attract Section 125(a) BNS, 2023 as there was no mens rea on part of school authorities....

The petitioner, Divyajyothi School Management, represented by its Head Master A Jiby Anthony, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) read with Se...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Direction for Accused on Anticipatory Bail to Obtain Regular Bail Despite Subsisting Anticipatory Bail. Filing of Charge-Sheet Does Not Terminate Anticipatory Bail Under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Now Section 482 of BNSS), and the Accused Need Not Seek Regular Bail....

This criminal petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) was filed by three accused persons challenging orders of the XXXVII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Application Under Section 434 Companies Act Seeking Transfer of Winding-Up Petition to NCLT. Applicant Argues No Irreversible Steps Taken, Citing Supreme Court Precedent....

The matter arose from a Company Petition filed in 2010 seeking winding up of Broadcast Infratel India Private Limited on grounds of unpaid admitted debt. The petition was admitted on 11 November 2011 ...