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2025 DAILYLAW 9959 (KAR)
BASAVANTRAO v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR
CRL.P/200411/2024 · 2025-01-13
S Vishwajith Shetty
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1=:2 >1=:412 .5/401> 95: ;<1 6=:;310 * $ 34 :3@1 5* !* B=0 :1730;1:12 8A =>=8/:=73 &5@14 5>3.1 ;=;354 =>=8/:=73 =7=340; ;<1 61;3;3541: <1:134 343;3=>>A 95: ;<1 59914.10 6/430<=8>1 /421: 1.;354 ** *( !( ! * *,#%#4% =42 ( , 59 54 ;<1 8=030 59 ;<1 93:0; 3495:@=;354 2=;12 !(!!* :1.13?12 9:5@ ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A =712 =85/; A1=:0 B<5 30 :10654214; 5 34 ;<30 61;3;354 <1 34?10;37=;354 34 ;<1 .=01 30 .5@6>1;12 =42 .<=:71 0<11; <=0 8114 93>12 =7=340; ;<1 61;3;3541: 95: ;<1 =95:10=32 59914.10 1347 =77:31?12 8A ;<1 0=@1 61;3;3541: 30 8195:1 ;<30 5/:; ( 1=:412 1435: 5/401> =661=:347 54 81<=>9 59 ;<1 61;3;3541: 0/8@3;0 ;<=; 61:/0=> 59 ;<1 @=;1:3=> 54 :1.5:2 B5/>2 75 ;5 0<5B ;<=; :1>=;3540<36 81;B114 ;<1 6=:;310 B=0 = .540140/=> :1>=;3540<36 =42 54>A 54 ;<1 8=030 59 9=>01 =42 8=01>100 =>>17=;3540 ;<1 3@6/7412 .:3@34=> 6:5.1123470 <=0 8114 :1730;1:12 =7=340; ;<1 61;3;3541: 1 0/8@3;0 ;<=; .54;34/=;354 59 ;<1 3@6/7412 6:5.1123470 =7=340; ;<1 61;3;3541: B5/>2 =@5/4; ;5 =8/01
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59 6:5.100 59 >=B ..5:2347>A <1 6:=A0 ;5 =>>5B ;<1 61;3;354
1: .54;:= >1=:412 37< 5/:;
5?1:4@14; >1=21: =661=:347 95: :10654214; 5 =42 >1=:412 .5/401> =661=:347 95: :10654214; 5 <=?1 6:565012 ;<1 61;3;354
1:/0=> 59 ;<1 =?1:@14;0 @=21 34 ;<1 93:0; 3495:@=;354 =42 =>05 ;<1 =>>17=;3540 95/42 34 ;<1 .<=:71 0<11; B5/>2 :1?1=> ;<=; ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A 75; =.C/=34;12 B3;< ;<1 61;3;3541: 34 ;<1 A1=: ! =42 =>>17=;354 =7=340;
;<1 61;3;3541: 30 ;<=; 34 ;<1 A1=: !
B3;< = 6:5@301 ;5 @=::A ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A <1 <=2 01D/=> 34;1:.5/:01 B3;< <1: 34 = <5;1> :55@ =; 1./421:=8=2 :1=2347 59 ;<1 93:0;
3495:@=;354 B5/>2 75 ;5 0<5B ;<=; :1>=;3540<36 81;B114 ;<1 61;3;3541: =42 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A .54;34/12 ;3>> ,!!* =42 =..5:2347 ;5 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A 95: ;<1 61:352 9:5@ !
=42 =>>17=;354 =7=340;
;<1 61;3;3541: 30 ;<=; 34 ;<1 A1=: ! B3;< = 6:5@301 ;5 @=::A ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A <1 <=2 01D/=> 34;1:.5/:01 B3;< <1: 34 = <5;1> :55@ =; 1./421:=8=2 :1=2347 59 ;<1 93:0;
3495:@=;354 B5/>2 75 ;5 0<5B ;<=; :1>=;3540<36 81;B114 ;<1 61;3;3541: =42 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A .54;34/12 ;3>> ,!!* =42 =..5:2347 ;5 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A 95: ;<1 61:352 9:5@ ! /6;5 ,!!* ;<1 61;3;3541: =>>1712>A <=2 95:.38>1 01D/=> 34;1:.5/:01 B3;< <1: 95: =85/; 95/: ;<5/0=42 ;3@10 =42 =0 = :10/>; 0<1 <=2 .54.13?12 =42 <1: 6:174=4.A B=0
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=>05 ;1:@34=;12 <1 61;3;3541: =>>1712>A <=2 73?14 , ;=8>1;0 ;5 <1: 95: ;<1 6/:6501 59 ;1:@34=;354 59 <1:
6:174=4.A <1 6:34.36=> =>>17=;354 95/42 34 ;<1 93:0; 3495:@=;354 =42 34 ;<1 .<=:71 0<11; =7=340; ;<1 61;3;3541:
30 ;<=; <1 <=2 6:5@3012 ;5 @=::A ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A =42 <=2 01D/=> 34;1:.5/:01 B3;< <1: 42306/;12>A ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A <=2 = :1>=;3540<36 B3;< ;<1 61;3;3541: 95: = 61:352 59 =85/;
01?14 A1=:0 , 1:/0=> 59 ;<1 @=;1:3=> 54 :1.5:2 B5/>2 75 ;5 0<5B ;<=; 54>A =9;1: ;<1 0=32 :1>=;3540<36 75; 0;:=3412 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A <=0 =66:5=.<12 ;<1 65>3.1 540321:347 ;<1 9=.; ;<=; ;<1 61;3;3541: =42 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A <=2 = :1>=;3540<36 95: = 61:352 59 =85/; 01?14 A1=:0 3; 30 =66=:14; ;<=; ;<1 :1>=;3540<36 81;B114 ;<1 6=:;310 B=0 .540140/=> =42 54>A =9;1: ;<1 :1>=;3540<36 75; 0;:=3412 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A <=0 =66:5=.<12 ;<1 5/:; <1:195:1 3;
81.5@10 <37<>A 25/8;9/> ;<=; ;<1 61;3;3541: <=2 01D/=> 34;1:.5/:01 B3;< ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A 95: = 61:352 59 @5:1 ;<=4 01?14 A1=:0 B3;< ;<1 6:5@301 ;5 @=::A <1: =42 =..5:2347
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;5 ;<1 ?3.;3@ >=2A <1 <=2 01D/=> 34;1:.5/:01 B3;< <1: 95: =85/; 95/: ;<5/0=42 ;3@10
421: ;<1 .3:./@0;=4.10 59 ;<1 5634354 ;<=; ;<1 .:3@34=> 6:5.1123470 343;3=;12 =7=340; ;<1 61;3;3541: 95:
;<1 =>>1712 59914.10 39 =>>5B12 ;5 81 .54;34/12 3; B5/>2 =@5/4; ;5 =8/01 59 6:5.100 59 >=B 034.1 ;<1 =>>17=;3540 95/42 34 ;<1 93:0; 3495:@=;354 =42 34 ;<1 .<=:71 0<11; .=445; 81 6:3@= 9=.31 81>31?12 ;5 81 ;:/1 <1:195:1 ;<1 3@6/7412 .:3@34=> 6:5.1123470 30 >3=8>1 ;5 81 C/=0<12 ..5:2347>A 95>>5B347 5:21: 30 6=0012
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