Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) Taking the state police to task over poor handling of cases, the Karnataka High Court on Monday asked it to leave aside the “cows’ investigation” and focus on real crimes.The case involved allegations against four members of a family, who were booked last month in connection with two missing cows.The petitioners approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR, arguing that the case was baseless and amounted to harassment.A bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna mad…
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Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Saturday accepted an undertaking by Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, known for his role in ‘Durandhar’, to visit the Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru and tender an apology for his mimicry of a deity depicted in the film Kantara Chapter-2. Meanwhile, the complainant and advocate Prashant Methal stated in Bengaluru that the matter has been settled and that the court will issue an order in this regard soon.The bench, headed by Justice M….
Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to quash the FIR filed against an airport staffer in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of a South Korean woman at Kempegowda International Airport. The court also expressed strong disapproval over the incident and the conduct of the accused.A bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while declining to quash the FIR, questioned why the accused should be spared.The court observed that the victim is a fo…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court reviewed a petition filed by Ranveer Singh seeking to dismiss a private complaint and FIR registered over his alleged derogatory comments about a divine character in Rishab Shetty’s “Kantara: Chapter 1.”During the hearing, a single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna questioned the delay in filing objections.They further noted that Ranveer’s comments were “not right”, emphasizing the responsibility of public figures in their statements.It was a…
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Friday suspended its leader Rajeev Gowda for allegedly threatening and abusing a woman municipal commissioner over the removal of a banner. The suspension order was issued by the KPCC Disciplinary Committee.A meeting of the Disciplinary Committee was held in Bengaluru on Friday, and after considering the seriousness of the matter, the decision to suspend him was taken. Rajeev Gowda had contested the last Assembly electio…