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2026 DAILYLAW 54396 (KAR)
LOHIT v. M/S MANGAL REALITY
CRL.A/200034/2019 · 2026-01-06
Rajesh Rai K
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8114:3;:816 99:=4-8@26:8! ( !',1=1B<1.714 7,1 9:;02/-8/87 7: /4D/891 7,1 ,/84 2:/8 :3 . :8 9:84-7-:8 7:=10/6 7,1 ./;1 F-7,-8 :81 ;:87, <1 7: /9B</-87/891 F-7, 7,1 /99<.14 7,1 9:;02/-8/87 /4D/8914 7,1 2:/8 /;:<87 :3
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( : 0=:D1 7,1 9:;02/-87 513:=1 7,1 =-/2 :<=7 7,1 9:;02/-8/87 1H/;-814 ,-;.123 /. * ! /84 /2.: :81
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8 /00=19-/7-:8 :3 :=/2 /84 4:9<;187/=6 1D-41891 7,1 =-/2 :<=7 /9B<-7714 7,1 /99<.14 3:= 7,1 :331891 0<8-.,/521 <841= 197-:8 ! :3 97 @@=-1D14 56 7,1 ./;1 7,1 9:;02/-8/87 /00122/87 -. 513:=17,-.:<=7
I 1/=4 21/=814 9:<8.12 3:= 7,1 /00122/87 9:;02/-8/87 /84 21/=814 9:<8.12 3:= 7,1 =1.0:84187 /99<.14
' 0/=7 3=:; <=@-8@ .1D1=/2 9:87187-:8. 7,1 21/=8149:<8.123:=7,1/00122/870=-;/=-269:87187147,/7 7,19,1B<1-8B<1.7-:8 H !/84.-@8/7<=1:37,1/99<.14 :8 -7 -. 8:7 4-.0<714 56 7,1 /99<.14 . .<9, -8-7-/2 0=1.<;07-:8 3/D:<=. 7,1 9:;02/-8/87 7,1 ./;1 F/. 8:7 =15<7714567,1/99<.145602/9-8@0=:5/5214131891 ,1
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=-/2 :<=7 512-1D-8@ :8 7,1 1D-41891 :3 /99<.14 /84 7,1 4:9<;187/7H (/9B<-77147,1/99<.14:87,1@=:<84 7,/7 7,1 9,1B<1 -8 B<1.7-:8 F/. -..<14 /.
/ .19<=-76 -8 =1.0197 :3 0=:01=76 7=/8./97-:8. . .<9, ,1 0=/6. 7: /22:F7,1/001/2
21/=8149:<8.123:=7,1=1.0:84187 /99<.14 .<5;-7. 7,/7 7,1 =-/2 :<=7 /371= ;17-9<2:<.26 1H/;-8-8@ 7,1 1D-41891 :8 =19:=4 =-@,726 /9B<-7714 7,1 /99<.14 F,-9, 4:1. 8:7 9/22 3:= /86 -871=31=1891 /7 7,1 ,/84. :3 7,-. :<=7 99:=4-8@26 0=/6. 7: 4-.;-.. 7,1 /001/2
C ,/D1@-D18;6/8H-:<.9:8.-41=/7-:85:7,:8 7,1 .<5;-..-:8. ;/41 56 7,1 21/=814 9:<8.12 3:= 7,1 =1.0197-D1 0/=7-1. /84 /2.: 7,1 4:9<;187. /D/-2/521 :8 =19:=4513:=17,-.:<=7
! . 9:<24 51 @/7,1=14 3=:; 7,1 1D-41891 :3 * !9:;02/-8/87 7,1 9,1B<1 -8 B<1.7-:8 /2:8@ F-7, 7,=11 :7,1= 9,1B<1. -..<14 56 7,1 /99<.14 7: 7,1
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