Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Karnataka · body

2026 DAILYLAW 54216 (KAR)

RAJA GOPAL NAYAK v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/200313/2026 · 2026-02-03

Pradeep Singh Yerur

body2026

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

- 1 - ! "#$ %&' !"# $ % &' ( (& & !) ! $ % ' * ( ) + ( ( ' Digitally signed by RENUKA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - * ( & "! & , ( ' * ( ( ( ( ( * - ./012./03.145637.28509:.;.9<9<53.0/312./03.1 11<9<53/2 5=.03>.39 1=54/9. /;;./0<3? 850 9:. 0.7;531.397 :<7;.9<9<53<78<2.18509:.85225@<3?0.2<.87 @0<958>/31/>6795<776.9:.1<0.49<5395 9:. 31 .7;531.39 95 4537<1.0 9:. 0.;0.7.39/9<53 ?<=.3 AB 9:. .9<9<53.0 53 1/9.1 " ! =<1. /9 33.C60. D <3 9:.<39.0.7958E679<4./31.F6<9B - 3 - " :. ;.9<9<53.0 <7 9:. ;.0>/3.39 0.7<1.39 58 606?639/ &<22/?. /26G <3?/76?60 <790<49 /<4:60 .09/<3;.07537:/1?<=.39:..3.0/25@.05899503.B 959:.;.9<9<53.0@<9:0.?/0195/?0<462960/22/3179<79:. 4539.39<53 58 2./03.1 45637.2 850 9:. ;.9<9<53.0 9:/9 9:. ;.9<9<53.0 @:5 <7 9:. /99503.B :521.0 58 53. 0<&.3G/9.7:0<2260/G7:>/</:/310<3/39:5;/2 @:5/0.9:.5@3.07589:.2/317A./0<3?60=.B 57)! H >./760<3? /40.7 ?639/7 7<96/9.1 /9 5760 &<22/?. /26G /31 <790<49 /<4:60 3 2 5# 58 9:. 0.4501 58 0<?:972/31>./760<3?/40.7!?639/7<7>.39<53.1<3 9:.3/>.58<9B63<4<;/250;50/9<53/<4:60@:<4:<7 359 4500.49 .34. 9:. ;.9<9<53.0 >/1. / 0.;0.7.39/9<53 95 0.7;531.39 5 95 1.2.9. 9:. 3/>. 58 <9B 63<4<;/2 50;50/9<53 /<4:60 /31 .39.0 9:. 3/>. 58 9:. 5@3.07 3/>.2B&.3G/9.7:2260/G7:>/</:/313/39:5;/2<3 4526>3 5# :. 7/<1 0.;0.7.39/9<53 :/7 359 A..3 - 4 - 4537<1.0.1 AB 9:. 0.7;531.397 /69:50<9<.7 ??0<.=.1 AB @:<4:9:.;.9<9<53.0<7A.850.9:<75609 9 <7 9:. 4539.39<53 58 2./03.1 45637.2 9:/9 @:.3/0.;0.7.39/9<53<7>/1.AB9:.;.9<9<53.053A.:/28 58 9:. 50<?<3/2 5@3.07 9:. /69:50<9<.7 56?:9 95 :/=. 4537<1.0.19:.0.;0.7.39/9<53/31/49.16;53<9@:<4:<7 9:. 2./79 .C;.49.1 805> 9:. 79/96950B /69:50<9<.7 />. :/=<3?359A..3153.9:.;.9<9<53.0:/7/;;05/4:.19:<7 5609 .34. :. 7..G7 95 /225@ 9:. ;.9<9<53 95 ?<=. 1<0.49<53959:.0.7;531.397 ! 2./03.1 11<9<53/2 5=.03>.39 1=54/9./;;./0<3?8509:.0.7;531.3974539.3179:/99:. 0.;0.7.39/9<53<8/3B75>/1.AB9:.;.9<9<53.0@5621A. 4537<1.0.1 <3 /44501/34. @<9: 2/@ @<9:<3 / 0./753/A2. 9<>. ) 3=<.@589:.76A><77<53582./03.111<9<53/2 5=.03>.39 1=54/9. /31 2./03.1 45637.2 850 9:. - 5 - ;.9<9<53.0 9:<7 ;.9<9<53 1.7.0=.7 95 A. /225@.1 44501<3?2B;/779:.85225@<3? %/' :.*0<9.9<9<53<7/225@.1 %A' @0<9 58 >/31/>67 <7 <776.1 1<0.49<3? 0.7;531.39 5 95 4537<1.0 0.;0.7.39/9<53 ?<=.3 AB 9:. ;.9<9<53.0 1/9.1 "! =<1. 33.C60. D @<9:<3 /3 569.0 2<><9 58 8560 @..G7805>9:.1/9.580.4.<;958/45;B589:. 501.0<3/44501/34.@<9:2/@ (& % ' $ <79 52 5