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2025 DAILYLAW 9659 (KAR)
ARULDSA @ ARUL DAS S v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
CRL.P/200324/2025 · 2025-02-27
S Vishwajith Shetty
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+,;2/25@23:;4A;5>621=>6 4>65C=451 <=2 :><=2; 4: <=2 32/2>123 >E21= =2 84?5/2 >:<2; 56@21<59><546 4: <=2 1>53 />12 =>@2 :5?23 /=>;921=22< >9>561< :5@2 82;1461 =2 82<5<5462; 51 >;;>B23 >1 >//0123 4 56 <=2 /=>;921=22< 56/2 <=2 82<5<5462; C>1 >-1/463569 > 18?5< 08 />12 56 47, + C>1 ;2951<2;23>9>561<=5A-B<=2/4AA5<<>?40;<>63<=2/>12 >1 >9>561< >//0123 41 <4 ) C>1 /4AA5<<23 <4 <=2 E0;5135/<546>?211546140;<>63<=2B>;264C-2569<;523:4; <=2 /=>;921=22<23 4::26/21 56 4 + 1 >9>561< >//0123 4 C=4 C>1 > E0@265?2 > 128>;><2 />12 51 ;2951<2;23 >9>561< =5A C=5/= 51 8263569 -2:4;2 <=2 E0;5135/<546>? 0@265?2
01<5/2$4>;36<=218?5<08/>12<=>< C>1 ;2951<2;23 >9>561< <=2 82<5<5462; /42;/5@2 >/<546 C>1 <>D26 <4 12/0;2 =51 8;2126/2 >63 5< 51 0632; <=212 /5;/0A1<>6/21 =2 =>3 :5?23 ;5A56>? 51/ 4),7 +) -2:4;2<=2E0;5135/<546>?211546140;<0632;2/<546) 4:
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2; /46<;> ?2>;623 =>1 4884123 <=2 82<5<546 2 10-A5<1 <=>< <=2 82<5<5462; C=4 C>1 @2;B C2?? >C>;2 4: <=2 /;5A56>? />12 8263569 >9>561< =5A =>1 >-1/46323:4;?>1<A4;2<=>6:40;B2>;1>63<=2;2:4;2=251 64< 26<5<?23 :4; <=2 351/;2<546>;B ;2?52: 4: >6<5/58><4;B ->5? //4;3569?B=28;>B1<4351A511<=282<5<546 ! & 56 <=2 8;2126< />12 C>1 565<5>??B ;2951<2;23 >9>561<:40;82;1461>630635180<23?B<=282<5<5462;F16>A2 5164<:406356<=2&0;569<=2/40;124:56@21<59><5464: <=2/>12<=2>:4;21>53:40;82;14616>A2356<=2&C2;2
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