Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Karnataka · body

2025 DAILYLAW 64799 (KAR)

SHANKAR @ PINTU v. THE STATE THROUGH

CRL.A/200348/2025 · 2025-12-10

Sachin Shankar Magadum

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

- 1 - !"# $"% "" "&& '( ')) * ! "# $#% & ' &( ) *# ' ) "% & ! " &+ ) % Digitally signed by NIJAMUDDIN JAMKHANDI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - # &, ")% " % # &- )) " ))% &,&&)) $ # &- )) " ))% &)(")% &,")% &&")% ) &")% ' "%"&%"%"% $ # $#' # .#$ ## %" /0 122033145 1667809 :) /18 ;<309 5/0 6125<:409 122013 7490= 065<:4 &,"1%")% :; 5/0 6/097309 18508 1496/097309=<>08" =0?045<:4:;5=:6<5<08%65&@ @ 800A<4BB=145:;>1<3<4=<C0:&- ))=0B<850=09>D 0=/151>19 :3<60 515<:4 ;:= 5/0 :;;04608 274<8/1>30 - 3 - 7490=065<:48&)(")%&,")%&&")%)&")%=019 E<5/ 065<:4 "% :; 5/0 /1=15<D1 D1D1 14/<51 )) 149 065<:48 "&%"=%"8% :; 5/0 " % 65 &@ @ 2049<4B >0;:=0 5/0 99<5<:413 <85=<65 149 088<:48 $79B015131>7=1B< ) /0 B<85 :; 5/0 2=:80675<:4 6180 <8 5/15 E/<30 5/06:C231<41451491FC<:4)@&)&151>:75&& 1CE0=082049<4B5<C0<45/0B1=904401=G1<3151>:75 ) 2C E/<30 5/0D 0F<8509 5/0 B1=904 5E: 20=8:48 617B/5 /:39 5/0 ;<=85 <4;:=C145 149 5/=0150409 /<C >D 04H7<=<4B/<861850149;:=6<>3D5::A/<C:41C:5:=6D630 5: 1 63:5/ 60450= 401= 1C #149<= 5 <8 ;7=5/0= 1330B09 5/155/0166780920=8:488067=0919/1=61=91492/:5: :;5/0;<=85<4;:=C1451498045<55:120=8:41495/0=01;50= 5/0D;:=6<>3D5::A5/0;<=85<4;:=C1455:5/03<H7:=8/:2149 /19 1 9=<4A 149 188173509 <4;:=C145 149 5/0=01;50= 5::A /<C 5: 0=/151>19 ?<331B0 5: 5/0 /:780 :; 5/0 1667809 :& /0 ;7=5/0= 1330B15<:48 1=0 5/15 1667809 :& 5/=0150409 5/0 <4;:=C145 E<5/ 1 A4<;0 149 90C14909 1 - 4 - 87C :; 8 /0 ;7=5/0= 6180 <8 5/15 >:5/ 5/0 1667809 2=:?<909 ;::9 15 5/0 81C0 5<C0 3:6A09 5/0 <4;:=C145<41=::C 5E18:43DE/045/02:3<601==<?0915 5/0 82:5 <5 <8 1330B09 5/15 >:5/ 1667809 ;309 ;=:C 5/0 23160 4 5/0 >18<8 :; 6:C231<45 3:9B09 >D 5/0 ;<=85 <4;:=C14516180<8=0B<850=09<4=<C0:&- ))/0 122033145 13:4B E<5/ 1667809 :& E0=0 1==08509 :4 &&)) 01=409 6:74803 ;:= 5/0 122033145 =0<50=15<4B 5/0B=:74987=B09 <4 5/0 122013 E:7396:450495/15 5/0 045<=0 1330B15<:4 :; 1881735 6=<C<413 <45<C<915<:4 149 90C149 :; =148:C <8 0F6378<?03D 155=<>7509 5: 1667809 :& 5 <8 87>C<5509 5/15 0F6025 5/0 1330B15<:4 5/15 5/0 122033145E18166:C214D<4B1667809:&:45/09150:; <46<9045 5/0=0 <8 4: 8206<;<6 :?0=5 165 155=<>7509 5: 5/0 2=0804512203314501=4096:74803E:739;7=5/0=2:<45:75 5/15 5/0=0 <8 4: =06:?0=D :; 14D E012:4 C:5:=6D630 := 14D 21=5 :; 5/0 1330B09 =148:C ;=:C 5/0 122033145 /0 E:739 138: /<B/3<B/5 5/15 5/0 122033145 E/: /18 4: - 5 - 6=<C<413 14506090458 /18 >004 <4 G79<6<13 6785:9D ;=:C &&)) 149 5/0 :;;04608 1330B09 1=0 4:5 274<8/1>30 E<5/9015/:=<C2=<8:4C045;:=3<;0 5<8;7=5/0=87>C<5509 5/155/0122033145<8E<33<4B5:1><90>D14D6:49<5<:485/15 C1D>0<C2:809>D5/<8:7=5 , 301=409 <B/ :7=5 :?0=4C045 30190=E:73987>C<55/155/0122033145E18;:749<45/0 6:C214D:;1667809:&E/:<81330B095:/1?0;:=6<>3D 51A045/0<4;:=C145;=:C231605:2316045/<82=0C<80 <5 <8 1=B709 5/15 5/0 122033145 <8 138: <4?:3?09 <4 5/0 6:CC<88<:4:;5/06=<C0418206<;<6H70=D>D5/<8:7=5 =0B1=9<4B 14506090458 301=409 <B/ :7=5 :?0=4C045 30190= :4 <485=765<:48 ;1<=3D 87>C<585/15 1667809:& <81=:E9D8/0050=E/0=0185/02=08045122033145/184: 6=<C<41314506090458E/158:0?0= 1?<4B 0F1C<409 5/0 6:C231<45 149 5/0 6180 =06:=98 5/<8 :7=5 ;<498 5/15 5/0 045<=0 165 :; 5/=01504<4B5/0<4;:=C145E<5/1A4<;090C149<4B187C :; 8 149 6:4;<4<4B 5/0 <4;:=C145 <8 8:303D - 6 - 155=<>7509 5: 1667809 :& /0=0 <8 4: 1330B15<:4 :; 14D <4902049045:?0=51656:CC<5509>D5/02=08045122033145 121=5 ;=:C /<8 C0=0 2=080460 E<5/ 1667809 :& /0 =06:=98 ;7=5/0= 9<863:80 5/15 5/0 122033145 /18 4: 14506090458 743<A0 1667809 :& E/: <8 19C<55093D 1 =:E9D8/0050=/0122033145/18>004<4G79<6<136785:9D 8<460&&))1495/06/1=B08/005<8D055:>0;<309 45/0806<=67C85146085/06:45<4709<461=60=15<:4:;5/0 122033145<45/01>80460:;14D8206<;<6=:30155=<>75095: /<CC1D4:580=?014D;7=5/0=27=2:80155/<8851B0/<8 :7=5 <8 5/0=0;:=0 :; 5/0 :2<4<:4 5/15 5/0 122033145 <8 045<5309 5: >0 0431=B09 :4 >1<3 87>G065 5: 85=<4B045 6:49<5<:48184:80=<:782=0G79<60E:739>06178095:5/0 4?085<B15<4BB046D - :=5/0;:=0B:<4B=018:485/<8:7=52188085/0 ;:33:E<4B /0122013<8133:E09 - 7 - /0 <C27B409 :=90= 218809 >D 5/0 :7=5 :; 99<5<:413<85=<65149088<:48$79B0131>7=1B<<4=<C0 :&- ))" " %: ))%91509&,&&)) <880518<90 /0 122033145 <8 9<=06509 5: >0 0431=B09 :4 >1<3 <4 =<C0 :&- )) :; 0=/151>19 :3<60 515<:4 131>7=1B< " " % : ))% =0B<850=09 ;:= 5/0 :;;04608 274<8/1>30 7490= 065<:48 &)(")% &,")% &&")% ) &")% =019 E<5/ 065<:4 "% :; 5/0 /1=15<D1D1D114/<51))149065<:48"&%"=%"8%:; 5/06/097309185081496/097309=<>08" =0?045<:4:; 5=:6<5<08% 65 &@ @ 2049<4B >0;:=0 5/0 :7=5 :; 99<5<:413<85=<65149088<:48$79B0131>7=1B<87>G065 5:5/0;:33:E<4B6:49<5<:48 1% /01220331458/1330F0675020=8:413>:49;:=1 87C:;8& E<5/5E:87=05<08;:=5/0 3<A087C5:5/0815<8;165<:4:;5/0G7=<89<65<:413 :7=5 - 8 - >% /01220331458/13312201==0B731=3D:41335/0 91508 :; /01=<4B >0;:=0 5/0 =<13 :7=5 743088 5/0 =<13 :7=5 0F0C258 /0= 12201=1460 ;:= ?13<9=018:48 6% /0 122033145 8/133 4:5 9<=0653D := <49<=0653D 5/=01504 := 51C20= E<5/ 5/0 2=:80675<:4 E<5408808 9% /0 122033145 8/133 4:5 <4973B0 <4 14D 8<C<31= :;;04608<4;757=0 0% /01220331458/133C1=A/<81550491460>0;:=0 5/0 4?085<B15<4B ;;<60= :4 0?0=D 7491D 15 &&1C <:315<:4 :; 14D :; 5/0 1>:?0 6:49<5<:48 5/0 2=:80675<:4 <8 15 3<>0=5D 5: ;<30 14 1223<615<:4 ;:= 614603315<:4:;>1<3 +( ' "") % <85:&3:)