Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2025 DAILYLAW 58104 (KAR)
LALITH AND ORS v. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR
CRL.P/201327/2023 · 2025-08-05
M G Uma
body2025
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 58104 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 58104 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
- 1 -
! "# $ ##
#
%
& %'() &% (( *
! "
#
"$
! %
#
! # $
&
! '
( & & $
& )
Digitally signed by RAMESH MATHAPATI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- 2 -
$& &
"
$& & & *! "
! "$
'
(
$
+ % & $
)
$ * $ , ! ( # )
$" $
$ % % $
$$ ! ! *
! $
$
-
$
$
$
"
.%
- 3 -
(
.% )
/0 10232345067 80359 :;;<70= 47 24 ! 35 63>0 4# 4? "4>05 4@3;0 2:2345 :=936 (4! 105=359452/0?3@04?2/0@0:650=3A3@ %<=90 :5= % :2 :=936) 609372060= ?46 2/0 4??05;0 1<537/:8@0<5=060;23457! !* 6B!4? :60 700C359 24 D<:7/ 2/0 ;63>35:@ 164;00=3597 35323:20=:9:35722/0>
0:6= 63 /3A7/:5C:6 & @0:650= ;4<570@ ?462/010232345067:5=>2 6:23:23@@0:650=39/4<62 4A065>052@0:=06?462/0607145=0522:2006<70= 2/0>:2063:@74560;46= ! 5 A30B 4? 2/0 63A:@ ;4520523457 <690= 8E 2/0 @0:650=;4<570@?46842/2/01:623072/0143522/:2B4<@= :6370?46>E;4573=06:234537
!"#$%
- 4 -
E :57B06 24 2/0 :84A0 14352 37 35 2/0 &?462/0?4@@4B359
/0 ?:;27 4? 2/0 ;:70 35 8630? :60 2/:2 607145=052 4 :7 35?46>:52 ?3@0= 2/0 ?3672 35?46>:2345 :9:3572:;;<70=4724#B/3;/B:7609372060=3563>0 4# 4? "4>05 4@3;0 2:2345 :=936 :@@09359 ;4>>377345 4? 4??05;0 1<537/:8@0 <5=06 0;23457 ! ! * 6B ! 4? /0 35A07239:2345 B:7 <5=062:C05 :5= ?35:@ 601462 ;:>0 24 80 ?3@0= /0 63:@ 4<62 244C ;4953F:5;0 4? 2/0 4??05;0 :5= 609372060= 4! /01023234506780359:;;<70=4724 ! :60 700C359 24 D<:7/ 2/0 ;63>35:@ 164;00=3597 :9:3572 2/0>
<63592/0;4<6704?:==60773592/0:69<>0527 2/0 :22052345 4? 2/0 4<62 B:7 =6:B5 24 2/0 46=06 =:20= * 1:770= 35 63>35:@ 0232345 4 #!# ?3@0= 8E :;;<70= 4 24 # 700C359 24 D<:7/ 2/0 ;63>35:@
- 5 -
164;00=359735323:20=:9:35722/0> /0;446=35:2005;/ 4? 2/37 4<62 45 ;4573=06:2345 4? 2/0 :@@09:23457 >:=0 :9:3572 2/0 :;;<70= ?46>0= :5 4135345 2/:2 2/0 ;63>35:@ 164;00=3597 :9:3572 :;;<70= 47 24 # 37 @3:8@0 24 80 D<:7/0=4B0A06:;:209463;:@?35=359B:760;46=0=2/:2 2/0 1023234506 47 24 ! 80359 :;;<70= 47 24 ! B060 6073=359B32/2/0A3;23><5=062/07:>0644?:5=2/060:60 7<??3;3052 >:2063:@7 45 60;46= 24 164;00= B32/ 2/0 >:2206 :5=:;;46=359@E2/010232345B:7:@@4B0=351:62D<:7/359 2/0;63>35:@164;00=3597:9:3572:;;<70=4724#B/3@0 60G0;2359 2/0 ;@:3> ?46 D<:7/359 :9:3572 2/0 10232345067 /06035 # =>3220=@E :?206 =37>377:@ 4? 2/0 10232345 ?3@0= 8E 2/0 10232345067 35 63>35:@ 0232345 4 #!# 2/0 ?35:@ 601462 ;:>0 24 80 ?3@0= 8E 2/0 5A07239:2359 ??3;06 8E 60;46=359 2/0 72:20>052 4? A:634<7 B32507707 4B:9:352/010232345067:6080?4602/374<62700C35924 D<:7/ 2/0 ;63>35:@ 164;00=3597 35323:20= :9:3572 2/0>
"/05 2/0 ;446=35:20 05;/ 4?
2/37 4<62 /:= :@60:=E
- 6 -
?46>0= :5 4135345 2/:2 2/060 :60 163>:?:;30 >:2063:@7 :9:3572 2/0 10232345067 24 ;457232<20 2/0 4??05;0 <5=06 0;2345 * ! ! 6B ! 4? 45;0 :9:35 2/374<62;:55422:C0:60@44C3524:@@09:2345724?46>:
=3??06052 4135345 2 37 :@74 106235052 24 5420 2/:2 54B 35 A30B4??3@3592/0?35:@6014628E2/05A07239:2359
??3;06 >460163>:?:;30>:2063:@7:601@:;0=80?4602/04<6224 ;457232<202/04??05;0 * 5 A30B 4? 2/0 :84A0 2/0 10232345067 :60 542 05232@0= ?46 96:52 4? 60@30? =4 542 ?35= :5E 60:7457 24 D<:7/ 2/0 ;63>35:@ 164;00=3597 ;;46=359@E :57B06 :84A0 14352 35 2/0 509:23A0 :5= 164;00= 24 1:77 2/0 ?4@@4B359
/01023234537=37>3770=
+) %##( $
3724@4! &