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The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a 30-year-old man accused in a POCSO case. The court noted the survivor's statements regarding the nature of the relationship and her understanding of the consequences.
The Karnataka High Court upheld a CID chargesheet against executives from SBI and PNB regarding an alleged Rs 78.5 crore fraud. The case originated from a complaint by the MD of Metal Closures Pvt. Ltd.
The Karnataka government has decided to withdraw criminal cases registered against AIMIM leader Mohammed Arif and 138 others in connection with the 2022 Hubballi riots.
A Bengaluru Special Court previously ordered the registration of an FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding alleged extortion via the electoral bonds scheme. On 3 December 2024, the Karnataka High Court quashed the criminal proceedings and the associated FIR in this matter.
Mohan Nayak N, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, faces charges under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act after the Supreme Court restored them in October 2021. As reported on 8 December 2023, the Karnataka High Court granted him regular bail, and the Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging this release on 21 August 2024.
B.A. Umesh alias Umesh Reddy is a serial killer convicted for rape and murder who has faced multiple legal challenges regarding his death sentence and solitary confinement. The Supreme Court of India ruled on 4 November 2022 that his decade-long solitary confinement was illegal due to the resulting mental trauma. Most recently, the Karnataka High Court rejected his petition concerning ongoing legal challenges to his conviction and sentencing as reported on 27 February 2024.
The Karnataka government withdrew its consent for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into allegations of disproportionate assets against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. Following this decision, the Karnataka High Court permitted Shivakumar to withdraw his petitions challenging the investigation on 29 November 2023. The matter is currently under investigation following the Karnataka High Court's refusal to quash the probe as reported on 23 November 2023.
Alleged underworld don Ravi Pujari was extradited from Senegal to India in 2020 to face over 100 cases, including murder and extortion. In July 2023, he petitioned the Karnataka High Court to expedite his trial and challenged the legality of being tried for cases not specified in his extradition order. The matter remains pending before the Karnataka High Court as of 28 July 2023.
The Karnataka High Court clarified that prosecution under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) cannot be sustained if the proceedings for the underlying predicate offences have been quashed. The court emphasized that KCOCA is intended to address organized crime involving multiple criminal proceedings.
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao faces allegations of abetting illegal gratification, concealing evidence, and corruption related to an extortion racket within the anti-corruption ombudsman's office. Following his resignation on 08 December 2015, the Special Investigation Team filed a chargesheet naming him as the seventh accused on 04 August 2016. As reported on 22 November 2016, the Karnataka High Court heard a petition filed by Mr. Rao concerning the legal proceedings initiated against him.
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