Insights
High Court insights
Plain-language explainers on High Court practice and procedure, published regularly.
Bail in Karnataka: High Court or Sessions Court?
How regular and anticipatory bail work under the BNSS, and how to think about approaching the Sessions Court or the High Court of Karnataka.
Criminal petitionsBank account frozen by the police? Your options before the Karnataka High Court
How police freezing of bank accounts works under Section 106 BNSS, what the law requires and how to challenge it.
Criminal petitionsChallenging a Look Out Circular (LOC) in the Karnataka High Court
What a Look Out Circular is, why people are stopped at the airport, and how a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court can challenge it.
Criminal petitionsQuashing an FIR or criminal proceeding under Section 528 of the BNSS
When the High Court of Karnataka can quash an FIR or criminal proceeding under Section 528 BNSS, and what principles guide it.
WritsWrit appeals in the Karnataka High Court: challenging a Single Judge's order
How a writ appeal to a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court works, what orders it covers and what to do in the first few days.
WritsWrit petitions in the Karnataka High Court: Article 226 explained
What a writ petition is, which writs the High Court of Karnataka can issue, and how alternative remedies and delay affect maintainability.