The High Court of Karnataka has granted an interim stay on the second FIR (First Information Report) against Kannada actor-director B M Upendrakumar at Ulsoor Gate police station. The court had previously granted a stay on the first FIR against Upendra at Chennammanakere Achchukattu police station.
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that adopting a child directly from the parents, where the ward is not abandoned or surrendered or an orphan, does not constitute an offence under Section 80 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015