Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2025 DAILYLAW 58427 (KAR)
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR v. NAGANATH
CRL.A/200237/2023 · 2025-08-21
M G Uma
body2025
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 58427 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 58427 (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 -
*+" ',(
$%#%* -
+$.%$,
$*"
)
/
$# '
/ (
01 2345678689 78 +$.%$, 8 901 :751 :
901516;81<7=75><?168< 8<7':;@0;9A901;765 >;9-( 7@ 734>?878? 901 B><?3189 : 62C>79965 <691< $%#%* 62C>79978? 901 ;1@48<189622>@1< :; 901 ::1821 4>87@06D51 >8<1; 12978 $*" : 901 1?976D51 8@9;>3189@29$""$':;@0;9A 29-(
6;971@6;1;1:1;;1<96@41;9017;;68ED1:;1 901;765>;9:;28=1871821
* 01 :629@ : 901 26@1 78 D;71: 6;1 9069 901 2345678689 7@ 901 >?6; 629;F ;14;1@1891< DF 79@ 686?78? 7;129; 01 622>@1< 7@ 6 56D>; 289;629;
- 3 -
1 ;1217=1< @$%%%%%% DF G6F : <1368< <;6:9 :; 9014>;4@1:06;=1@978?901@>?6;268168<@>445F78?901 @6319901:629;F01622>@1<06@8926;;71<>9901 G;E 6@ 6?;11< 0>@ 6 @>3 : @,.."%% G6@ <>1 :;3 901 622>@1< G6;<@ ;146F3189 : 901 @67< 63>89 01 06@ 7@@>1< 901 201C>1 6@ 41; H$ 8 #%+%$, )018 901 201C>1 G6@ 4;1@1891< :;
1826@03189 901 @631 G6@ <7@08>;1< 6@ 901;1 G6@ A:>8<@ 78@>::727189- 78 901 622>89 : 901 622>@1< 01 2345678689?97@@>1<51?65897216@41;H* 8@4791 : @1;=721 : 89721 622>@1< 06@ 89 ;14571< 9 901 51?65 897218;0106@;1467<901201C>163>8901;1DF01 06@ 2337991< 901 ::1821 4>87@06D51 >8<1; 12978 $*" : 29 0>@ 901 2345678689 :751< 901 4;7=691 23456789D1:;1901;765>;978*%$,
, 01 516;81< 6?7@9;691 9E 2?87I6821 : 901 ::1821 ;1?7@91;1< +$.%$, 68< @>3381< 901 622>@1<01622>@1<06<64416;1<D1:;1901;765>;9 68< 4516<1< 89 ?>759F 01 ::721 @>41;78918<189 :
- 4 -
2345678689J3468F1H63781<794G1;:699;81F6@ )$ 68< ?9 36;E1< H@$ 9 # 78 @>44;9 : 79@ 2891897801622>@1<06@<1871<655901782;73786978? 3691;765@ 6=6756D51 8 ;12;< 78 07@ @96913189 >8<1;
12978 *$* : ; D>9 06@ 89 51< 68F 1=7<1821 78 @>44;9 : 07@ <1:1821 01 ;765 >;9 6:91; 96E78? 789 28@7<1;6978 655 901@1 3691;765@ 8 ;12;< 2631 9 901 2825>@78 9069 901 622>@1< 06@ ;1D>991< 901 51?65 4;1@>34978 68< 901;1:;1 01 7@ 1897951< :; 62C>79965 178? 6??;71=1< DF 901 @631 2345678689 7@ D1:;1 907@ >;9
! 16;< ;7 636<64>; 516;81< 2>8@15 :; 901 644155689 68< ;7 7;13690 516;81< 2>8@15 :; 901;1@48<1891;>@1<9013691;765@8;12;<7825><78? 901;765>;9;12;<@
# 8 =71G : 901 ;7=65 28918978@ >;?1< DF 516;81<2>8@15:;D9090146;971@90147899069G>5< 6;7@1:;3F28@7<1;69787@
- 5 -
F68@G1;99016D=147897@78901A - :;901:55G78?
+ @ @9691< 6D=1 79 7@ 901 28918978 : 901 23456786899069901622>@1<D178?90156D>;289;629; 06@ ;1217=1< @$%%%%%% 9 <157=1; 901 @>?6;2681 9 901 @>?6; :629;F 1 06< 89 26;;71< >9 07@ G;E :>55F 68<6@>3:@,.."%% G6@<>1:;3073G6;<@ ;146F3189:901@631017@@>1<901201C>1 H$8 #%+%$,01@631G6@<7@08>;1<0151?6589721 G6@@1;=1<8901622>@1< 8@4791:901@6310106@ 89 ;1467< 901 201C>1 63>89 68< 901;1DF 01 06@ 2337991< 901 ::1821 4>87@06D51 >8<1; 12978 $*" : 29
- 6 -
" )$D178?9014G1;:699;81F<14@1<8 D1065: : 901 2345678689 1 G6@ 2;@@ 1H63781< 69 518?90 7@ 2;@@ 1H63786978 <7@25@1@9069 901 622>@1< 06@6<37991<7@@>6821:901201C>16@41;H$G79007@ @7?869>;1 @ 41; 901 918; : 2;@@ 1H63786978 79 7@ 28918<1< 9069 901 @631 G6@ ?7=18 6@ @12>;79F G0751 1891;78?789686?;11318901;1DF901622>@1<6<379@ 7@@>6821 : 901 201C>1 G790 07@ @7?869>;1 68< 65@ 1891;78? 789 289;629 G790 901 2345678689
821 901 622>@1<6<379@7@@>6821:901201C>1G79007@@7?869>;1 901 4;1@>34978 >8<1; 12978@ $$" 68< $*. : 29 G>5<6;7@101D>;<18@07:9@8901622>@1<9;1D>9901 51?654;1@>34978<37991<5F901622>@1<06@897@@>1< ;145F897218;121749:901@969>9;F897216@41;H* 1 06@ 89 @91441< 789 901 G7981@@ DH >;78? 2;@@ 1H63786978 :)$ 89078? 06@D1181572791< :;3073 9 <7@D1571=1 07@ =1;@78 8<1; @>20 27;2>3@96821@ 79 26889D1@67<9069901622>@1<7@@>221@@:>578;1D>9978? - 7 -
901 4;1@>34978 >8<1; 12978@ $$" 68< $*. : 29 22;<78?5F901622>@1<7@576D51:;28=72978 . 06=1?8190;>?0901B><?3189:62C>79965 46@@1<DF901;765>;9 906@4;211<1<962C>79901 622>@1< 8 901 ?;>8< 9069 901 6?;113189 D19G118 901 2345678689 68< 622>@1< 7@ 89 4;=1< DF 901 2345678689 9 7@ 65@ D@1;=1< 9069 )$ 06@ 89 4;<>21< 68F 6>90;7I6978 51991; 8 D1065: : 901 2345678689 0>@ 901 622>@1< 06@ ;1D>991< 901 51?65 4;1@>34978 )$ D178? 901 ::721 @>41;78918<189 : 2345678689J3468F4;<>21<9016@41;H, 68< 06@ @4E18 6D>9 901 28918978 96E18 DF 901 2345678689 68< @9691< 9069 901;1 G6@ 6?;113189 D19G11890146;971@6868<63>89:@$%%%%%% G6@ 467< 90;>?0 <1368< <;6:9 01 622>@1< @4127:72655F @>??1@91<9)$9069901201C>1JH$G6@7@@>1<6@ @12>;79FG07511891;78? 789 9016?;113189 :; 06;=1@978? 901@>?6;2681)018@>206@>??1@9787@36<19)$ 7963>89@96<37@@78:1891;78?789686?;113189DF
- 8 -
901 622>@1< 8<1; @>20 27;2>3@96821@ 901 ;765 >;9 2>5< 8906=1 :>8< :6>59G790901 2345678689:;88 4;<>2978:9016?;113189G018901622>@1<06@96E18 @4127:72<1:182190690106<7@@>1<901201C>1JH$6@ 6@12>;79F0>@9014;1@>349786;7@1@78:6=>;:901 2345678689 =18 90>?0 79 7@ 28918<1< DF 516;81< 2>8@15:;901622>@1<9069901622>@1<06<7@@>1<D568E 201C>1 6@ @12>;79F 68< 901 @631 G6@ 37@>@1< DF 901 2345678689 901 D>;<18 @07:9@ 8 073 9 ;1D>9 901 4;1@>34978901@63126889D16221491< $% 8907@;1?6;< 36F;1:1;9901<127@78:901 8-D51 41H >;9 78 901 26@1 :
G01;17890141H>;9DF;1:1;;78?979@16;571; <127@78015<7846;6?;640@*,68<*#6@>8<1;
! "
# $ #
$
"
$
"
1 '%$.(,$.+
- 9 -
$
"
% &"
!
# "
" # $ $ # $
'
()*
+#
" $ $
,
$$ 36F65@;1:1;9901<127@78:9018-D51 41H >;9 78
! G01;178 901 90;11 ><?1@ 1820 :
901 41H >;9 <7@2>@@1< 69 518?90 6D>9 901 4@7978 :
56G G790 ;1?6;< 9 901 D>;<18 : 4;: :; 901 ::1821 4>87@06D51>8<1;12978$*": 29 9;1:1;;1<979@ 16;571; <127@78 78
"" ""# $%!&!'())!*+,68<015<7846;6?;640@$,$! $#68<$"6@>8<1; (+
" #$
"! "
2 '%$(!"*
- 10 -
$
'
((- '
() * + '
./
0
#
1"
1
"
#
$ 2 3 4"
5 " ' 6
$ $ 7
# "
$
'
()* +#
$
"
"
$ 8
"
$ $ 8
"
" $
$ +
#
- 11 -
$
" #
1
"
$
"
" 9 ,
(:;
< +
= #
" $
$
93
8
$
$ ' $
"#
$
(% * #
#
'
((- '
() + >'*
>
" ' ?# $ $
@
. /#
# $
#
- 12 -
$
? &8. /#$
$
$
(- &"
$ ! "
! !$"
#
@'
" > !? #$ 7
&"
! #
"
"
# $ $
# $
'
() * +#
" $ $
.& /
$ 36F65@;1:1;9901<127@78:9018-D51 41H>;978- . /
- 13 -
0
-
/
1 +G01;17879 7@015<7846;6?;640+6@>8<1;
A
! $
# $
"
$
#
'
() * + 8
;
B$"#
$
"
9
#
"
$
$
"
$
"
"
$ 9
# $
# $"
3 %%.,! - 14 -
" 8
'
() * + #C $B # "
9
"
# $
'
()* ++"
"# '
() +
8 " 9
"
# $
" 8
"
$* 0>@9014@7978:56G8901@>DB1297@=1;F G155 @19951< 01 ;765 >;9 06@ 89 96E18 789 28@7<1;69789014@7978:56G68<4;211<1<962C>79 901622>@1<G790>968FD6@7@1821 63:90147878 9069 901 734>?81< B><?3189 : 62C>79965 46@@1< DF 901 ;765>;97@576D519D1@196@7<122;<78?5F 68@G1; 9016D=1478978901
- 15 -
$, 16;< 516;81< 2>8@15 :; 901 ;1@48<189 8 @189182168< 4;211<946@@901:55G78?
'7( 012;7378656441657@2 '77( 01 734>?81< B><?3189 <691< $%#%* 46@@1< 78 ;737865 6@1 +$.%$, DF 901 516;81< 7=75 ><?1 68< 8<7 7@ 01;1DF@196@7<1 '777( 8@1C>1895F 901 ;1@48<189622>@1< 7@ 28=7291< :; 901 ::1821 4>87@06D51 >8<1; 12978$*":901 2917@@1891821< 946F:781:@+%%%%% G79078641;7< : 90;11 3890@ :;3 9<6F 68< 78 <1:6>59 :46F3189::78101@0655>8<1;?@73451 734;7@83189:;641;7<:81F16;
'7=(
>9:901:78163>899D1<14@791<DF 901 ;1@48<189622>@1< 6 @>3 :
- 16 -
@#.%%%% 7@ ;<1;1< 9 D1 467< 9 901 64415568923456786896@23418@6978 1?7@9;F 9 @18< D62E 901 ;765 >;9 ;12;<@ 658? G79024F:907@B><?3189:;78:;3697868<:;811<:>5 6297871:;7@@>6821:90128=72978G6;;689
,) &##( $
7@9$5!