Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2025 DAILYLAW 10267 (KAR)
SIDDU @ REVANSIDDAPPA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR
CRL.P/200422/2024 · 2025-02-20
S Vishwajith Shetty
body2025
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 10267 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 10267 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
- 1 -
!! "#$ % &$ ! #
&
!" #$$
%
&
! $$ $'
$
$ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $'
$
!"(
(
$
' $ $
'' $$ $
#$
%
$'! (&
$ '
) ( ' $
$ $ $$
*
$$'$ $'
Digitally signed by SHIVAKUMAR HIREMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- 2 -
!"(
("(! ' $ $
$ $
$ ' ' $ + $
$ $$ ' $ ''
$ $
$
$ %& ' $$
%()
("((&
$$$' $
$
,$ $$$
%,$ $$$&
! --./01 23( 42 3()
("(( 5021426 708390 :;0 3.9: 38 4<4= .160 > ' ;4::?5.9 ?94/426 3.: 38 94@0 3!"(
("(! 9064/:0901 7A ?=?64 3=4-0 :?:432 ?=?7.9?64 4/:94-:839:;038802-0/5.24/;?7=0.21090-:432/>38:;0 //02:4?=3@@314:40/ -:!B%839/;39:C:;0 -:+&4/708390 :;4/3.9: .21090-:432) (389D4:;?59?A09:3E.?/; :;002:490593-001426/42:;0?8390/?41-?/0?/?6?42/:;4@
( 0?9201 3.2/0= 839 :;0 50:4:43209 /.7@4:/ :;?: :;0 50:4:43209 ;09042 4/ ?99?A01 ?/ ?--./01 /3=0=A 7?/01 32 :;0 -3280//432 /:?:0@02: 38 ?--./01 23! $;090 4/ ?7/3=.:0=A 23 3:;09 -3993739?:4<0 @?:094?= :3 -3220-: :;0 50:4:43209 :3 :;0 -94@0 ?/01 32 :;0 -3280//432 /:?:0@02: 38 :;0 -3?--./01
- 3 -
?=32050:4:43209-?223:70593/0-.:01839:;0?==060138802-0/ '39 0F:9?203./ 90?/32/ :;0 53=4-0 ;?<0 4@5=4-?:01 :;0 50:4:43209 42 :;0 -94@42?= -?/0 ?21 ;?<0 84=01 -;?960 /;00: ?6?42/:;4@ --391426=A;059?A/:3?==3D:;050:4:432
09-32:9?=0?9201D;3;?/3553/01:;050:4:432 4/23:42?53/4:432:310@32/:9?:0708390:;4/3.9::;?:0F-05:
:;0 -3280//432 /:?:0@02: 38 ?--./01 23! :;090 4/ ?2A 3:;09 -3993739?:4<0 @?:094?= /3 ?/ :3 -3220-: :;0 50:4:43209 :3 :;0 -94@0
) 09./?= 38 :;0 @?:094?= 32 90-391 D3.=1 63 /;3D :;?: 7?/01 32 -90147=0 42839@?:432 90-04<01 :;0 <0;4-=0 70?9426 9064/:9?:432 3("'G(" 194<02 7A ?--./01 23! D?/ 42/50-:017A:;053=4-032" !(("(!?214:D?/83.21:;?:B 7?6/ 38 94-0 D046;426 " 6/ 0?-; D?/ 70426 4==06?==A :9?2/539:0142:;0/?41<0;4-=0:4/.2109:;0/0-49-.@/:?2-0/ ' D?/ 424:4?==A 9064/:0901 839 :;0 ?8390/?41 38802-0/ ?6?42/: :;0 194<09 38 :;0 ?8390/?41 <0;4-=0 .9426 :;0 -3.9/0 38 42<0/:46?:432 ?--./01 23! ?==0601=A ;?1 -3280//01 :;?: :;0 <0;4-=0 42 D;4-; :;0 94-0 D?/ 70426 :9?2/539:01 70=32601 :3 ?--./0123?21:;094-0D;4-;D?/83.2142:;0<0;4-=0D?/
- 4 -
-3==0-:01 7A ;4@ 893@ :;0 5.7=4- ?: :;0 42/:?2-0 38 :;0 50:4:43209?21:;090?8:094:D?/70426:9?2/539:01$;053=4-0 1.9426 :;0 -3.9/0 38 42<0/:46?:432 ;?<0 23: 90-39101 :;0 /:?:0@02: 38 ?2A 320 38 :;0 509/32 893@ D;3@ :;0 94-0 D?/ 5.9-;?/01 7A ?--./01 23! ?: :;0 42/:?2-0 38 ?--./01 23( F-05: :;0 -3280//432 /:?:0@02: 38 ?--./01 23!
:;090 4/ ?7/3=.:0=A 23 3:;09 @?:094?= :3 -3220-: :;0 50:4:43209 :3 :;0 -94@0?2142/54:038:;0/?@050:4:432094/-;?960/;00:01839 :;0 ?==0601 38802-0/ 2109 :;0 -49-.@/:?2-0/ ?@ 38 :;0 3542432:;?:?/946;:=A-32:021017A:;0=0?92013.2/0=839:;0 50:4:43209 32 :;0 7?/4/ 38 :;0 -3280//432 38 :;0 -3?--./01 ?=320 42 :;0 ?7/02-0 38 ?2A 3:;09 -3993739?:4<0 @?:094?= 50:4:43209-?223:70593/0-.:01
$;0 -339142?:0 702-; 38 :;4/ 3.9: 42 9=3(""B! ("( ?21 -3220-:01 50:4:432/ ?8:09 5=?-426 90=4?2-0324==./:9?:432%7&380-:432!!)38:;0214?2<4102-0
-:! (;?/E.?/;01/4@4=?9-94@42?=593-001426/
G $;3.6; ?--./01 23! ;?/ /50-484-?==A /:?:01 42 ;4/ -3280//432/:?:0@02::;?:;0;?15.9-;?/01:;094-0D;4-;D?/ @0?2:83914/:947.:432.2109893@:;05.7=4-839@320A?:
- 5 -
:;042/:?2-038:;050:4:43209:;053=4-083990?/32/70/:H23D2 :3:;0@;?<023:@?10?2A08839:/:390-391:;0/:?:0@02:38 :;0 5.7=4- 893@ D;3@ :;0 94-0 D?/ ?==0601=A 5.9-;?/01 7A ?--./0123!?::;042/:?2-038:;050:4:43209
$;4/ 3.9: ;?/ 7002 23:4-426 :;?: :;0 53=4-0 ;?<0 23:
7002 593509=A 42<0/:46?:426 :;0 -?/0/ 9064/:0901 839 :;0 38802-0/ 5.24/;?7=0 .2109 :;0 -: ?21 4: ;?/ 90/.=:01 42 :;4/ 3.9: E.?/;426 @?2A 38 -94@42?= -?/0/ 9064/:0901 839 :;0 38802-0/.2109:;0593<4/432/38:;0//02:4?=3@@314:40/ -: !B?/?6?42/::;0?--./01509/32/:?550?9/:;?:8?4=.9032 :;0 5?9: 38 :;0 ;46;09 53=4-0 3884-09/ :3 /-9.:424I0 :;0 42<0/:46?:43213207A:;053=4-03884-09/42:;0/0:A5038-?/0/ ;?/ 90/.=:01 42 8?.=:A 42<0/:46?:432 -321.-:01 7A :;0 42<0/:46?:4263884-09/63426.223:4-01
$;0 37J0-: 38 :;0 -: 4/ :3 -32:93= 4==06?= ?-:4<4:40/ ?21 590<02:432 38 7=?-H @?9H0:426 38 0//02:4?= -3@@314:40/ $;0 702084-4?940/?90:;05035=070=326426:3@411=0-=?//?215339 -?:0639A $;0 ?--./01 D;3 ;?<0 421.=601 42 -3@@4::426 38802-0/5.24/;?7=0.2109:;0 -:?9090E.4901:37010?=:D4:; 4932;?21/?21:;090839059350942<0/:46?:43242/.-;-?/0/7A
- 6 -
-3@50:02: 3884-09/ 4/ 90E.4901 :3 70 -321.-:01 8?4=426 D;4-;
70-?./0 38 8?.=:A 42<0/:46?:432 :;0 ?--./01 63 /-3:8900 ;020<098?.=:A42<0/:46?:432/?9023:4-014:4/20-0//?9A:;?: ?5593594?:0105?9:@02:?=593-001426//;?==70424:4?:01?6?42/: 09942653=4-03884-09/7A:;0;46;0953=4-03884-09/?214:?550?9/ :;?: 8?4=.90 :3 13 /3 ;?/ 90/.=:01 42 :;0 53=4-0 3884-09/ 23:
593509=A 42<0/:46?:426 :;0 -?/0/ 84=01 .2109 :;0 593<4/432/ 38 :;0 -:
B 3 8?9 ?/ :;0 590/02: -?/0 4/ -32-09201 /42-0 :;0 42<0/:46?:426 3884-09 ;?/ 23: -3==0-:01 ?2A -3993739?:4<0 @?:094?= 32=A 32 :;0 7?/4/ 38 :;0 -3280//432 /:?:0@02: 38 ?--./0123!:;050:4:43209D;34/?99?A01?/?--./0123(42 :;0-;?960/;00:-?223:70509@4::01:370593/0-.:01839:;0 ?==0601 38802-0/ 2109 :;0 -49-.@/:?2-0/ :;0 4@5.6201 -94@42?= 593-001426/ ?/ ?6?42/: :;0 50:4:43209 -?223: 70 ?==3D01:3-32:42.0 --391426=A:;083==3D42639109
!" 0:4:4324/?==3D01$;0593-001426/423()
("(( 5021426 708390 :;0 3.9: 38 4<4= .160 > ' ;4::?5.9 ?94/426 3.: 38 94@0 3!"(
("(! 9064/:0901 7A ?=?64 3=4-0 :?:432 ?=?7.9?64 4/:94-: 839 :;0 38802-0/ 5.24/;?7=0 .2109
- 7 -
0-:432/ > 38 :;0 //02:4?= 3@@314:40/ -: !B 4/ ;0907AE.?/;01?/?6?42/::;050:4:43209;09042
'(
) % &$ !* $