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High Court of Karnataka Considers Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under POCSO Act – Hostile Witnesses and Child Evidence Analysed. Court Notes Violation of Section 33(5) POCSO in Recalling Child Witness....

The High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, heard a criminal appeal filed by the convicted appellant challenging the judgment of conviction dated March 16, 2017, and sentence dated March 18, 2017, ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Public View. Anticipatory Bail Granted as Alleged Casteist Abuse Occurred at Accused’s Residence Without Public Presence, Not Attracting Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act, 1989....

The criminal petition was filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking anticipatory bail for the two petitioners who were accused in Crime No.60/2020 registered at Thirumal...

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High Court of Karnataka Disposes of Appeals Against Interim Injunction in Temple Pooja Rights Dispute. Appeals under Section 104 read with Order XLIII Rule 1(r) CPC challenge trial court's order restraining interference with hereditary archakas' rights at Shree Mahabaleshwara Temple....

The miscellaneous first appeals arose from a common order dated 2020-02-19 passed in Original Suit No. 2 of 2016 by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Uttara Kannada, Karwar, allowing an appli...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Prize Chit Scheme Case — Failure to Repay Subscribers Constitutes Criminal Breach of Trust. Prize Chit Activity Without Registration Under Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 Attracts Penalty Under Section 406 IPC....

The case pertains to a criminal revision petition filed by Sri Ravindra (since deceased) and Smt. Devamani challenging their conviction under Section 406 IPC for criminal breach of trust in connection...

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High Court Quashes SVLDRS-2 and SVLDRS-3 Statements in Sabka Vishwas Scheme Dispute — Petitioner Entitled to Relief Due to Non-Communication of Error in Declaration. The Designated Committee cannot unilaterally revise the amount payable under Section 125 of Finance Act, 2019 without providing an opportunity of hearing to the declarant....

The petitioner, M/s. Jagadish Advertising, an advertising agency, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the statements issued by the Designated Comm...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Appeal Against Conviction in Murder Case. The Appeal Challenges the Validity of the Trial Court's Judgment on Grounds of Insufficient Evidence and Lack of Common Intention....

The Criminal Appeal arose from the conviction of four accused persons by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dharwad, in S.C.No.131/2016 for offences under Sections 302, 324, 504, 109 read with...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Detention of Goods Under GST for Lack of Jurisdiction — Second Detention Without Proper Authorization Invalid. The court held that detention of goods under Section 129 of CGST Act, 2017 requires proper authorization and cannot be done without jurisdiction....

The petitioner, a transporter registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (IGST Act), was engaged by M/s. Venkataramana Tra...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Appellants Failed to Prove Title and Possession. Land Acquisition Under KIAD Act Upheld as Appellants Were Not Owners and Compensation Was Already Paid to Recorded Owner....

The appellants, Sri K. Srinivas Murthy and Smt S.V. Padma, filed a writ appeal against the order of a Single Judge dismissing their writ petition challenging the acquisition of land bearing Sy.No.59/1...

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High Court of Karnataka Modifies Bail Condition in Murder Case — Petitioner's Fine of Rs.50,000 Reduced to Rs.10,000. Court Held That Imposition of Fine as Condition for Bail Is Not Permissible Under Section 439 Cr.P.C. and That the Amount Must Be Proportionate to the Offence and Circumstances....

The petitioner, Nagesh Kumar, accused No.8 in Crime No.247/2017 registered by Thalaghattapura Police Station for offences under Sections 143, 144, 147, 148, 120B, 307, 302 read with 149 IPC and Sectio...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Husband's Appeal in Muslim Marriage Dissolution Case — Second Marriage During Subsistence of First Marriage Constitutes Cruelty Under Muslim Personal Law. The court upheld the Family Court's decree dissolving the marriage on grounds of cruelty and desertion, as the husband failed to prove that the wife left without reasonable cause....

The appellant-husband, a Sunni Muslim, married the respondent-wife on 17.07.2014 as per Shariat law. After a short period of happy married life, the wife alleged that the husband and his parents manha...