Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2025 DAILYLAW 49559 (KAR)
SMT. SANGEETA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
WP/203206/2025 · 2025-10-27
M G S Kamal
body2025
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 49559 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 49559 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
- 1 -
!"
#$% $ $
& '
! ! " #" # ! $ %
&
'##
(!!! ) ' '' ##
# ' ''
! # !!*! * #" #
Digitally signed by SHIVALEELA DATTATRAYA UDAGI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- 2 -
"
"# ! # ! # !)
## # !)
(
# !*
## # !)
'
# !)
' +
'' #
" # ! $
%#"#' ) &
'
))( )) '
' &
'
,
'
*! !)!)
"' **)!)!) ) )
+ '
'
'
- 3 -
) * ( * *( * ## # "#'+ *! !)!) )*! ' # ''
"#&
' '
'
'
'
- "
#
% - "
#& ./0/012.345167809:/158;.<=3658:.>/5.<31<.3/? @.8302A 0/. 1 ) 02 ?1 * ( 82> * *( * 1B 8CC878C..38
1//12 83C./ .53= =2D #878@=38A0 02 /.39: 1B 8 ..> 1B :87. >8/.> )*!)!) <31>=6.> 8/ 22.E=3. B3193.:<12>.2/1*0: @.B13. /50: 1=3/ @.02A 8AA30.;.> @? /5. <=@706 8=6/012 21/0B068/012 0::=.> @? 3.:<12>.2/ 1) >8/.> !!)!) 8:<.322.E=3.<31<1:02A/1517>/5.<=@7068=6/0121B /5. 8B13.:80> <31<.3/? B13 3.61;.3? 1B >=.: 02 8 :=9 1B
- 4 -
:)* /1A./5.3 40/5 02/.3.:/ 12 *! !)!) 8/ )*!<9
) .832.>61=2:.7B13/5.<./0/012.3:=@90/:/58/ 12.8370.31668:012:09078321/0B068/01258>@..20::=.>@? /5. 3.:<12>.2/ 1) 45065 48: 65877.2A.> @? /5. <./0/012.3 5.3.02 @? B0702A 8 430/ <./0/012 02
1)! )!)58/@?8213>.3>8/.> !!)!) /50:
1=3/ 58> >0:<1:.> 1B /5. 430/ <./0/012 3.:.3;02A 70@.3/?/1/5.<./0/012.3/18<<318658<<31<308/.B13=902 86613>826.40/5784
* : 8A802:/ 45065 /5. <./0/012.3 58> <3.B.33.>
1)!! (()!)82>/5.0;0:012.2651B/50:
1=3/ 58> 619. /1 50: 3.:6=. @? A382/02A 02/.309 13>.3 58/ 3.:<12>.2/ 1) 58> B07.> 8 9.91 40/5>38402A /5. <31<1:.>8=6/012/58/48:/1@.612>=6/.>12 (!)!) 6613>02A7?430/8<<.8748:40/5>384212)!)!)
.832.>61=2:.7B13/5.<./0/012.3:=@90/:/58/ /5. 3.:<12>.2/ 1) /5.3.B13..:/1<<.> B319 0::=02A /5. - 5 -
:=@:.F=.2/21/0B068/012450650:09<=A2.>02/50:<./0/012 . B=3/5.3 :=@90/: /58/ /5. <./0/012.3 8 @128B0>. <=3658:.3 58;02A <=3658:.> /5. :=@D.6/ <31<.3/? B13 ;87=8@7.612:0>.38/0120:.2/0/7.>/1C214/5.9822.302 45065 /5. 7182 48: 8>;826.> 02 B8;1=3 1B 3.:<12>.2/ 1*50:;.2>13077:=65/09./5.<=@7068=6/01202/.2>.> 68221/ @. <.390//.> 5.3.B13. 5. :..C: B13 8771402A 1B /5.430/<./0/012
.832.> >>0/01287 1;.329.2/ >;168/. 12 /5. 1/5.3 582> :=@90/: /58/ /5. 7182 891=2/ 58: @..2 >0:@=3:.> 8<<83.2/7? 02 /.39: 1B
78=:. 1B /5. 7.8:. 6=9:87.8A3..9.2/ /58/58>@..2 .2/.3.>02/1 @./4..2 A306=7/=3.31>=6.83C./02A
1990//..82>3.:<12>.2/ 1* .28@702A 3.:<12>.2/ 1* /1 8;807 B02826087 8::0:/826.8A802://5.:.6=30/?1B/5.:=@D.6/<31<.3/?. B=3/5.3 :=@90/: /58/ /5. 8483> 58: @..2 <8::.> @? 3.:<12>.2/ 1) 8: B83 @86C 8: 12 !!*)!) 45065 0: 4.7740/502/5.C2147.>A.1B/5.<./0/012.3./0/012.3451 67809: /1 58;. <=3658:.> /5. :=@D.6/ <31<.3/? 12
- 6 -
)*!)!) 68221/ :..C /1 02/.3B.3. 40/5 /5. <316.:: 1B 3.61;.3? 1B <=@706 912.? .26.
:..C: B13 >0:90::87 1B /5.<./0/012
( .83>.3=:.>/5.3.613>:
.613>: 3.;.87 /58/ /5. :=@D.6/ <31<.3/? 58> @..2 1BB.3.> 8: :.6=30/? /1 8;807 /5. B02826087 8::0:/826. B3193.:<12>.2/182C3.61;.3?1B1=/:/82>02A>=.:
1B /5. :89. 58: @..2 :=@D.6/ 98//.3 1B /5. <316..>02A:
45065 6=79028/.> 02 /5. <8::02A 1B /5. 8483> >8/.> !!*)!) <31>=6.>8/22.E=3.5.:80>8483>58: 21/@..265877.2A.>
5.<./0/012.358>.8370.38<<31865.>/50:
1=3/ @?B0702A8430/<./0/01202 1)! )!)4506548:
>0:<1:.> 1B 12 !)!) @? /5. 113>028/. 1B /50: 1=3/450653.8>:8:=2>.3
! - 7 -
"
# $
% %
%
$ % %
$
%
% & ' %
(
:8A802:/45065/5.<./0/012.358>8<<31865.> /5. 0;0:012 .265 1B /50:
1=3/ 45065 @? 13>.3 >8/.> )!)!)>0:90::.>/5.<./0/0128:40/5>38425.:80> 13>.33.8>:8:=2>.3 )
%
%
*
% +,-.-/
%
&
%
%
$ '
# %
%(
- 8 -
! 5=: .;.2 8B/.3 <./0/012.3 58;02A C2147.>A. 8@1=/:=658483>58;02A@..2<8::.>@?3.:<12>.2/1) 82>8/7.8:/B319/5.>8/.1B>0:<1:871B430/<./0/01258:
/8C.2 21 86/012 5. 8483> >8/.> !!*)!) <8::.> 8A802:/ 3.:<12>.2/ 1* B13 3.61;.3? 1B /5. 891=2/ 45065 48: 8>;826.> @? 3.:<12>.2/ 1
11<.38/0;. 160./? 8A802:/ /5. :.6=30/? 1B /5. :=@D.6/ <31<.3/? 58:
8//802.>B02870/? 2 /58/ ;0.4 1B /5. 98//.3 /50:
1=3/ >1 21/ B02> 82? 9.30/: 02 /50: 98//.3 /1 02/.3B.3. .:.3;02A 70@.3/? /1 /5. <./0/012.3 /1 8;807 :=65 3.9.>? 8: 98? @. <.390::0@7.=2>.3784/5.<./0/0120:>0:90::.>
() &$ $' %
#