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2026 DAILYLAW 54192 (KAR)
SMT ROOPA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
CRL.P/200031/2026 · 2026-01-31
Rajesh Rai K
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4, =58 " 64+ >+=53 46 =530:01=34+< ;=0705+0?2
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4" 82:2=,28 =58 43/2+ +27=30C2, =8C0,28 123030452+,=::9,28
4, =58 " 543 34 05897>2 05 ,9:/ =:3, 4@2C2+ 123030452+, 3/+2=32528 +2,1458253
4" =58 3/2 82:2=,28 64+ 4;G2:305> 3/20+ 2D3+= ?=+03=7 +27=3045,/01 3 0, 69+3/2+ ,3=328 3/=3 =::9,28
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4",3=+32834+2,082,21=+=327<=3=7=;9+=>005 =+25328/49,2=583/2+2=632+3/2<;43/@25334=/=+=,/3+=
, ,9:/ 3/2 82:2=,28 @253 34 821+2,,045 ,05:2 /0, @062 02 =::9,28
4@253=745>@03/=::9,28
4"'9+3/2+=::9,28 4 0, 3/2 4@52+ 46 ;+0:E E075 =;9,28 3/2 82:2=,28 ;< ?25304505> /0, :=,32 64+ 543 8405> /0, @4+E =632+ 3=E05> =8C=5:2 34 84 3/2 ,=?2 25:2 3/2 82:2=,28 :4??03328 ,90:08245("!"=3=;493!!!=?;</=5>05>05/0, /49,225:23/2:4?17=053/=,;225748>28;<3/26=3/2+46
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82:2=,28'05=77<3/2<;43/@25334=/=+=,/3+==58,3=+328 34 +2,082 3/2+2 5 ,9:/ :0+:9?,3=5:2, 3/2+2 =+2 54 ,9:/ 05,30>=3045 34 3/2 82:2=,28 34 :4??03 ,90:082 ;< 3/2 123030452+, ::4+805>7</21+=<,34=774@3/212303045 I 72=+5280>/49+34C2+5?253 72=82+ 4114,28343/2;=0712303045=581+=<,3480,?0,,3/2,=?2 #
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