Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2026 DAILYLAW 54175 (KAR)
MOTIRAM v. THE STATE
CRL.RP/200001/2024 · 2026-01-22
Rajesh Rai K
body2026
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 54175 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 54175 (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 -
$
&%) $
%( &%%
*
$ $$ ( $ # '( $ $ *
$ +
+ ,
-./ 012./.34 516.6.34 ./ 7.018617 9:9.4/6 6-1 ;<7:=146 79617 %% % &( 59//17 .4 0>
3 ' &%) ?@ 6-1 77> ./60.86 947 1//.34/ <7:1 9>9?<09:. /.66.4: 96 179= !A30 ?012.6@ B$.0/6 551>>961 3<06C" D-101?@ 6-1 $.0/6 551>>961 3<06 7./=.//17 6-1 95519> A.>17?@6-1012./.34516.6.3410?@=37.A@.4:6-1;<7:=146 3A 8342.86.34 947 30710 34 /1461481 59//17 .4
3 %( &%% 79617 & & &%) ?@ 6-1 $ -.6695<0!A30?012.6@E6-10.9>3<06F"
$30 6-1 /9G1 3A 834214.1481 6-1 5906.1/ 901 01A10017639/5106-1.0094G.4:/?1A3016-10.9>3<06
- 3 -
(
-1 A986<9> =960.H 3A 6-1 503/18<6.34 89/1 ./ 6-96 34 ) %& &%& .4 6-1 1214.4: -3<0/ D-.>1 6-1 83=5>9.4946%9>>.G90;<4 <:90 H8./1 4/518630 3A -.6695<0 H8./1 94:1 D9/ .4 -./ 3AA.81 -9/ 0181.217 9 8017.?>1 .4A30=96.34 01:907.4: 50159096.34 947 /9>1 3A /5<0.3</ >.I<30 .4 9/9294 -94. 9479 ==17.961>@ -1 /18<017 6D3 5948-9/ 947 6-1019A610 9>34: D.6- -./ /69AA 8347<8617909.7636-1/9.7/53696&J (&5 = <0.4:6-1 09.76-1@A3<47A3<05>9/6.8536/83469.4.4:09D=9610.9>3A >.I<30 947 9 5>9/6.8 D-.61 83>3<0 894 .4 6-1 3514 5>981
-14 6-1@ D146 4190 6-1 -3</1 94 <4G43D4 510/34 094 9D9@A03=6-1/9.7-3</1 -3<:-6-1@=971949661=56 6389<:-6-3>7-.=-11/89517A03=6-1/536 -1019A610 6-1@D146.4/.716-1-3</194734/1908-6-1@A3<47/3=1 61>15-341?.>>/9470181.56>@.4:34969?>1D-101.46-1 49=13A34136.09=/ 3947<97-92D9/=146.3417 4 14I<.0@3A6-1.4=961/3A-3</149=1>@341909?90.-1 .4A30=17 %9475948-9/6-966-1/9.7-3</1?1>34:/63 6-1 516.6.341036.09= 947 -1 ./ 6-1 341 D-3 094 9D9@ A03=6-1/536 //<8-9A6108347<86.4:9/1.K<01=9-9K90
- 4 -
.46-1/5369/510H
%>37:1783=5>9.46 947 01:./61017 6-1 89/1 9:9.4/6 6-./ 516.6.3410 .4 0.=1 3 &%&%% 79617 ) %& &%& A30 6-1 3AA1481/ 5<4./-9?>1 <4710 186.34/ ( 947 (!" 3A
86
88307.4:>@ % 9A610 8347<86.4: 6-1 .421/6.:96.34 >9.7 8-90:1/-1169:9.4/66-1516.6.3410A306-19A301=146.3417 3AA1481/?1A3016-10.9>3<06
3 50321 6-1 8-90:1/ >121>>17 9:9.4/6 6-1 988</17?1A3016-10.9>3<066-1503/18<6.341H9=.417 D.641//1/ 9/ % 63 947 =90G17 ' 738<=146/ 9/ H/ %63'947.7146.A.17=9610.9>3?;186/9// %63
3D12106-1988</1741.6-101H9=.41794@D.641//430 5037<81794@738<=146/34-./?1-9>A
4 9 p. 1 =146 3A 309> 947 738<=14690@ 12.71481 6-1 0.9> 3<06 8342.8617 6-1 988</17 A30 6-1 3AA1481/ 5<4./-9?>1 <4710 186.34/ ( 3A
86 947 186.34'(3A947/14614817-.=9/<4710+
- 5 -
! "#
$ % % &'()(((* $
%
)
$(! +! $
$,
% &'(((* $ %
)
$'
%-
J
::0.1217 ?@ 6-1 /9.7 ;<7:=146 6-1 988</17 516.6.3410 501A10017 94 95519> ?1A301 6-1 $.0/6 551>>961 3<06 .4 0>
3 ' &%) -1 $.0/6 551>>961 3<06 9A610 019 p. 1 =146 3A 6-1 146.01 12.71481 34 0183077./=.//176-195519>A.>17?@6-1012./.34516.6.3410 ?@834A.0=.4:6-1;<7:=1463A8342.86.34947=37.A@.4:6-1 307103A/14614819/<4710+
. %
!+ %
/ %) 0
!"# +!
$% )1
- 6 -
'23%
% &'()(((*
%
(! 4
+!
"#
$ % % &'()(((* $
%
)
$(! +! $
$,
% &'(((* $ %
)
$'
%-
J
::0.1217 ?@ 6-1 /9.7 ;<7:=146 6-1 988</17 516.6.3410 501A10017 94 95519> ?1A301 6-1 $.0/6 551>>961 3<06 .4 0>
3 ' &%) -1 $.0/6 551>>961 3<06 9A610 019 p. 1 =146 3A 6-1 146.01 12.71481 34 0183077./=.//176-195519>A.>17?@6-1012./.34516.6.3410 ?@834A.0=.4:6-1;<7:=1463A8342.86.34947=37.A@.4:6-1 307103A/14614819/<4710+
. %
!+ %
/ %) 0
!"# +! $% )1
- 6 -
'23%
% &'()(((*
%
(! 4
+! $
(5
% &')(((*
% )
6
%-
-9>>14:1636-1/9=1./ ?1A3016-./3<06
'
1907>19041783<4/1>A306-1012./.34516.6.3410 947 6-1 >190417 .:- 3<06 32104=146 >19710 A30 6-1 01/53471466961
5906 A03= <0:.4: /12109> 8346146.34/ >190417 83<4/1> A30 6-1 516.6.3410 50.=90.>@ 834614617 6-96 ;<7:=146/ <4710 6-./ 012./.34 516.6.34 /<AA10/ A03= 510210/.6@947.>>1:9>.6@/.4816-10.9>3<069476-1$.0/6 551>>9613<06:03//>@10017D-.>18342.86.4:6-1988</17 947 /146148.4: -.= D.6-3<6 955018.96.4: 6-1 12.71481 34 018307 .4 0.:-6 510/5186.21 1 834614717 6-96 ?9/17 34
- 7 -
6-1 8017.?>1 .4A30=96.34 % 947 -./ /69AA 947 5948-9/ D146 63 6-1 /536 3D1210 1H8156 /1.K.4: 6-1 /5<0.3</ >.I<306-1@41.6-101H9=.417341909?90.D-3501/146.4 6-1 /536 430 6-1 .4=961/ 3A 6-1 -3</1 D-3 D101 0197.>@ 929.>9?>1966-1/5369479>/34363?69.41794@738<=146/ 63503216-966-1-3</1?1>34:/636-1988</17516.6.3410 A03=D-101/ %63901/1.K17
)
1 A<06-10 834614717 6-96 6-1 0.9> 3<06 98I<.66176-1988</17A306-13AA1481<4710186.34(!" 3A
86A306-1019/346-966-1503/18<6.34-9/A9.>1763 50321 6-96 6-1 -3</1 D-101 6-1 /5<0.3</ >.I<30 /1.K17 ?1>34:/ 63 6-1 988</17 4 /<8- 8.08<=/69481 6-1 0.9> 3<06947$.0/6551>>9613<063<:-643663-9218342.8617 6-1 988</17 A30 6-1 3AA1481 <4710 186.34 ( 3A
86 947186.34'(3A 88307.4:>@-1509@/639>>3D6-1 012./.34516.6.34
%&
>190417 .:- 3<06 32104=146 >19710 834614717 6-96 6-1 0.9> 3<06 947 6-1 $.0/6 551>>9613<069A610=16.8<>3</>@1H9=.4.4:6-112.71481
- 8 -
34018307-9/0.:-6>@8342.86176-1988</17516.6.3410.49 019/3417 ;<7:=146/ 1 834614717 6-96 6-1 12.71481 3A
%
5948- D.641// 947
( 8961:30.89>>@ 1/69?>./-176-9634) %& &%&9>>3A6-1=8347<861709.7 34 6-1 -3</1 3A 6-./ 516.6.3410 947 /1.K17 6-1 /5<0.3</ >.I<30947709D49-9K909/510H
%%
$<06-10 6-1 015306H ' 3A 6-1 H8./1 4/518630 1/69?>./-1/ 6-96 6-1 /1.K17 >.I<30 ./ /5<0.3</ >.I<30 947 6-1 /9=1 D9/ 50159017 D.6-3<6 94@ /<8- 29>.7 >.814/1 4/<8-8.08<=/694816-10.9>3<069476-1$.0/6 551>>9613<060.:-6>@8342.86176-1988</17 88307.4:>@ -1509@/637./=.//6-1012./.34516.6.34
%
-921:.214=@94H.3</834/.71096.34?36-34 6-1 /<?=.//.34/ =971 ?@ 6-1 >190417 83<4/1> A30 6-1 01/5186.215906.1/947738<=146/929.>9?>134018307
%(
/ 83<>7 ?1 :96-1017 A03= 6-1 83=5>9.46 947 36-10 018307/ ?9/17 34 6-1 8017.?>1 .4A30=96.34 0181.217 ?@ %34) %& &%&969?3<6&J (&5 = -19>34:D.6-
- 9 -
-./ /69AA 947 5948-9/ 8347<8617 09.7 63 6-1 -3</1 3A 988</17012./.34 516.6.3410 947 /1.K17 6-1 /5<0.3</ >.I<30 947/ %63947709D49-9K909/510H
%
4 8901A<> 1H9=.496.34 3A H 947 6-1 12.714813A %-1-9//696176-96966-16.=13A09.763 6-1-3</13A 988</17 94 <4G43D4510/34094 9D9@ A03= 6-1-3</1 -1019A6106-1@A3<476-1.>>.8.6>.I<3094736-10 =9610.9>/.46-1501=./1/ 414I<.0@3A341909?90.D-3 501/146 96 6-1 /536 -1 .4A30=17 % 947 5948-9/ 6-96 6-1/9.7-3</1?1>34:/636-1516.6.341036.09=947-1./ 6-1341D-30949D9@A03=6-1/536 3D1210-1714.17 63:.21/6961=14663 % //<8--1./41.6-108.6179/9 8-90:1/-116D.641//4301H9=.417?1A3016-13<06
%
3 73<?6 6-1 /1.K17 >.I<30 D9/ 1H9=.417 ?@ 6-1H8./14/518630947.//<1790153069/510H '947 6-1 /9=1 7./8>3/1/ 6-96 6-1 >.I<30 /1.K17 D9/ /5<0.3</ >.I<30 3D121063 83441866-1 988</17.46-180.=1 6-1 503/18<6.34-9/4365>981794@738<=146/30D.641//1/30
- 10 -
12.7148163/<?/6946.9616-966-1-3</1D-1016-1/5<0.3</ >.I<30D9//1.K17?1>34:/636-1988</17
%J
88307.4: 63 % -1 A3<47 0181.56/ 947 61>15-341 ?.>>/ .4 6-1 -3</1 3A 988</17 -3<:- 341 909?90.
D-3 501/146 96 6-1 /536 0197.>@ 929.>9?>1 96 6-1 6.=1 3A 9>>1:17 .48.7146 -9/ 436 8.617 9/ 9 8-90:1/-116 D.641// 34/.710.4: 6-1 /9=1 6-1 0.9> 3<06 -9/ 98I<.6617 6-1 988</17 A30 6-1 3AA1481 5<4./-9?>1 <4710 186.34 (!" 3A 6-1
86 481 .6 ./ 503217 6-96 6-1 -3</1D-1016-1/5<0.3</>.I<30/1.K17D9/436?1>34:/63 988</17 6-14 6-1 988</17 894436 ?1 8342.8617 A30 6-1 3AA1481<4710186.34(3A
86947186.34'(3A A306-1/.=5>1019/346-966-1988</17D9/43689<:-6-3>7 017 -94717>@ 96 6-1 /536 7<0.4: 6-1 83<0/1 3A 09.7 947
%947 (9>/3436/696176-966-1@-921.7146.A.176-1 988</17966-16.=13A09.79476-1@89=163G43D9?3<6 -.= 6-03<:- 341 909?90. D-3 D9/ 436 8.617 9/ 8-90:1 /-116D.641//4301H9=.417?1A3016-13<06
- 11 -
%'
$<06-10.47151471465948-9.4-./ 803// 1H9=.496.34-9/8>190>@/696176-96-1./9/638GD.641//63 6-1 H8./1
15906=146 4 -./ 803//1H9=.496.34 -1 -9/ 8961:30.89>>@ /69617 6-96 -1 -9/ :.214 12.71481 .4 /12109> 89/1/ 1 /6337 9/ 9 5948- D.641// .4 /12109> 89/1/ 947 977<81712.7148134?1-9>A3A6-1H8./1
15906=146 -1 36-105948-9 6<0417-3/6.>1636-1503/18<6.3489/1
4/<8-8.08<=/694811H81566-1<483003?30961761/6.=34@ 3A / % 947 ( 6-1 3AA.8.9> D.641//1/ 43 36-10 01>.9?>1 12.71481 A306-83=.4: 34 018307 63 50321 6-1 8-90:1/ >121>>179:9.4/66-1988</17012./.34516.6.3410
%
3 73<?6 6-1 12.71481 3A 3AA.8.9> D.641//1/ 894436?17./890717 A30 6-1019/34 6-966-1@ 901 3AA.8.9>/
3D1210 6-1 3<06 -9/ 63 1H9=.41 6-1.0 12.71481 .4 9 :0196890194789<6.3494783003?3096.34./01I<.0176301>@ 34 6-1 12.71481 3A 3AA.8.9> D.641//1/ /.481 6-101 901 53//.?.>.6@3AA9>/1.=5>.896.34/9/-1>7?@6-134,?>151H 3<06.46-189/13A
01530617 .4 ! - 12 -
""#-9/-1>76-96B.471176-112.714813A6-13AA.8.9> D.641//1/ 894436 ?1 7./890717 =101>@ 34 6-1 :03<476-96 6-1@?1>34:636-153>.81A30819479011.6-10.46101/617.4 6-1.421/6.:96.4:306-1503/18<6.4:9:148@ <650<71481 7.86961/6-966-1.012.714814117/63?1/<?;1861763/60.86 /80<6.4@ 947 9/ A90 9/ 53//.?>1 83003?3096.34 3A 6-1.0 12.71481.4=9610.9>5906.8<>90//-3<>7?1/3<:-6C
%)
4 /<8- 8.08<=/69481 9= 3A 6-1 834/.71017 2.1D 6-96 6-1 0.9> 3<06 947 6-1 $.0/6 551>>961 3<06 -921436503510>@955018.96176-112.7148134018307947 8342.8617 6-1 988</17 34 501/<=56.34 947 9//<=56.34
1481 .4610A101481 .4 6-1 .=5<:417 ;<7:=146/ ./ 89>>17 A30 88307.4:>@50381176359//6-1A3>>3D.4:+
." -10.=.49>12./.3416.6.34./ $$%
.." -1 ;<7:=146 3A 8342.86.34 947 30710 3A /1461481 59//17 ?@ 6-1 0.9> 3<06 .4
3 %( &%% 79617 & & &%) D-.8-D9/=37.A.17?@6-1$.0/6551>>961
- 13 -
3<06 .4 0>
3 ' &%) 79617 %% % &(901-101?@/169/.71
..." -1 012./.34 516.6.3410988</17 ./ 98I<.6617A306-13AA14815<4./-9?>1<4710 186.34 ( 3A 6-1
86 947 186.34 '(3A
.2" -1 ?9.> ?347 .A 94@ 1H18<617 ?@ 6-1 012./.34 516.6.3410988</17 /-9>> /6947 89481>>17
2" -1A.419=3<46.A94@7153/.617?@6-1 012./.34 516.6.3410988</17 /-9>> ?1 01A<471763-.=347<1.7146.A.896.34
2." 1:./60@./7.01861763/147?98G6-10.9> 3<06 018307/ 9>34: D.6- 9 835@ 3A 6-./ 30710636-18348104173<06A306-D.6-
-* &!) ! +% + 6L0;