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2026 DAILYLAW 54419 (KAR)
RAJU v. THE STATE THROUGH
CRL.P/200663/2025 · 2026-01-19
Rajesh Rai K
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9904056=8 014;0<4 =69 3110561 :9?3 =8=B:;=?0 &4063;=;>5:;4/044=2:;)C/3;3B>4/383=;6393110561 :9?3 =885C39 4/3 =2280<=4056 70839 B> 4/3 2;513<:4056 :693; 3<4056 " 57 ; =69 0D283=939 234040563; 5=1=9904056=8=<<:1395#
! /3 7=<4:=8 D=4;0E 57 4/3 <=13 01 4/=4 563 =1=F=;=G 01 4/3 /:1B=69 57 ;312569364 5! =69 4/30;
D=;;0=?3 C=1 1583D60H39 56 !#(!(# /3;3=743;
;312569364 5! 80F39 06 4/3 D=4;0D560=8 /5D3 75; = 23;05957563>3=;=43;/3;/:1B=69=6954/3;068=C1 14=;439450884;3=4;3125693645!75;=9904056=895C;>57 1!((((( /5:?/ = 2=6</=>=4 C=1 <56F3639 4/3 1=D3 C364 06F=06=694/3/:1B=69=69/01 54/3; 7=D08> D3DB3;1 <56406:39 45 /=;=11 /3; 374 C04/ 65 54/3;
5240561/383744/3D=4;0D560=8/5D3=6914=;439;310906? - 4 -
=4 /3; 2=;364=8 /5:13 =69 859?39 4/3 <5D28=064 =?=0614 /3; /:1B=69 2=;3641068=C =69 B;54/3;068=C C/0</ C=1;3?0143;3906;0D35 !($9=439(I!($B> ;31256936452580<375;4/357736<312:601/=B83:693;
3<40561!(##" ;3=9C04/3<4056#574/3 =69 3<40561 =69 # 57 5C;> ;5/0B04056 <4 "I /3;3=743; ;312569364 5
2580<3 <569:<439 06F3140?=4056=698=09</=;?31/334=?=0614=<<:13951 45 03 4/3 /:1B=69 =69 2=;3641068=C 57 ;312569364 5! B> 9;52206? 4/3 234040563; 0D283=939 =<<:139 5# 03 B;54/3;068=C /3;3=743; 4/3 <=13 C=1 13475; 4;0=8 =699:;06?4/3<5:;13573F0936<303;312569364 5! 14=439 =B5:4 4/3 06F58F3D364 57 4/01 234040563; 4/=4 /3B306?4/3B;54/3;068=C06140?=439=<<:1395145 75; /=;=11D364 =69 =815 =11=:8439 /3; C04/ /=691 1 1:</ 4/3 2;513<:4056 70839 =6 =2280<=4056 :693; 3<4056
" 57 ; 45 06<8:93 4/01 234040563; =1 =9904056=8 =<<:139 =69 4/3 1=09 =2280<=4056 C=1 =885C39 B> 4/3
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83=;6393110561:9?336<34/012340405645A:=1/4/3 5;93;9=439$(!!(! 3=;94/383=;639<5:613875;4/3234040563;15 =815 83=;639 0?/ 5:;4 5F3;6D364 83=93; 75;
;312569364 5 J 4=43 /5:?/ ;312569364 5! 01 13;F391/3;3D=0639=B1364
# 2=;4 7;5D :;?06? 13F3;=8 <5643640561 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563; 2;0D=;08> <56436939 4/=4 4/3 234040563; B306? 4/3 B;54/3;068=C ;310906? 132=;=438> =6901C5;@06?=4:87<5:64;>=4:B=0=69=4652506457 40D3 /3 06F58F39 06 4/3 =883?39 06<09364
5;35F3; 4/3 D=;;0=?3 57 ;312569364 5! C04/ =<<:139 5 /=9 =8;3=9> B336 901158F39 06 = 93<;33 57 90F5;<3 06 5# !(!#9=439 (!!(!B>4/33605;0F08:9?3 =69
*=4/044=2:;61:</<0;<:D14=6<3=;;=>06?4/01 234040563; =1 =9904056=8 =<<:139 5# B> =885C06? 4/3 =2280<=405601454=88>6541:14=06=B83068=C<<5;906?8>/3 2;=>145=885C4/323404056
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83=;639 0?/ 5:;4 5F3;6D364 83=93;=223=;06?75;;31256936454=4352251394/3 23404056 I 1<5:89B3?=4/3;397;5D;3<5;914/5:?/4/3 6=D3 57 234040563; 01 75:69 06 4/3 * =1 =<<:139 5 4/3;3=743; ;312569364 J 2580<3 =743; <569:<406?
934=0839 06F3140?=4056 9;52239 4/01 234040563; 7;5D 4/3 </=;?3 1/334=698=09</=;?31/334568>=?=0614=<<:13951! =69#034/3/:1B=69=692=;3641068=C57;312569364 5!J<5D28=06=64B>=;;=>06?4/3D=1=<<:1395145 /3</=;?31/334=883?=4056<83=;8>9320<414/=44/3;301 65 06F58F3D364 57 4/3 234040563; 06 4/3 =883?39 <;0D3 3=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563; 1:BD04439 4/=4 4/01 234040563; 01 C5;@06? =4 :87 <5:64;> =69 D5;35F3; 56 23;:1=8574/3<;5113E=D06=4056571/3<=43?5;0<=88> 1:BD04439 4/=4 4/3 234040563; =G: C=1 C5;@06? =4 :87 <5:64;>=4:B=0B375;34/3D=;;0=?3/3<5:613875;4/3 234040563; <56436939 4/=4 3F36 =743; D=;;0=?3 =815 /3 01 C5;@06?06:87<5:64;>E<3244/314;=>14=43D364D=93
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B> 65 54/3; 15809 3F0936<3 01 28=<39 06 4/3 </=;?3 1/334 45 1:B14=640=43 4/3 234040563;K1 06F58F3D364 06 4/3 =883?3957736<3
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<=13 D=> B3 1:770<036475;4=@06?<5?60H=6<357=657736<3=44/314=?3 577;=D06?57</=;?34/3<5:;4D:14B31=40170394/=44/3;3 3E0141=14;56?1:120<056/0837;=D06?</=;?30643;D157 3<4056 !!$ 57 4/3 593 4/3 <5:;4 D:14 <561093; 4/3 3640;3 D=43;0=81 56 ;3<5;9 45 75;D =6 5206056 4/=4 4/3 3F0936<3 07 :6;3B:4439 C5:89 83=9 45 = G:9?D364 57 <56F0<4056 /34/3; = /0?/3; 14=69=;9 B3 134 :2 75; 4/3 2:;2513 5706F5@06? 4/3 G:;0190<4056 :693;3<4056"57 4/3 593 01 4/3 A:314056 /3 =61C3; 45 4/313 A:3140561 1/5:89 B3 ;3693;39 06 4/3 =770;D=40F3 68311 = /0?/3;
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14=69=;975;4/32:;25135775;D06?=65206056451:DD56 = 23;156 =1 =6 =9904056=8 =<<:139 01 8=09 95C6 4/3 06?;39036414/3;357F0H&0)=63E4;=5;906=;><=13=69&00)= <=13 75; 12=;06?8> &10< 12=;06?) 3E3;<013 57 G:;0190<4056 C5:89654B31=4017039
5885<=406? 4/3 7=<41 =69 <0;<:D14=6<31 57 4/01 <=13454/3706906?1574/356KB8323E5:;4064/3=B5F3 <=13=D574/3<561093;39F03C4/=44/35;93;2=1139B> 4/3 ;0=8 5:;4 01 654 1:14=06=B83 :693; 8=C 36<3 0643;73;36<3 01 <=8839 75; =69 =<<5;906?8> 2;5<339 45 2=114/375885C06?-
0 /32340405601 00 /3 5;93; 9=439 $(!!(! 2=1139 06 5! !(" B> 4/3 9904056=8 014;0<4 =69 3110561 :9?3 =8=B:;=?0 &4063;=;>5:;4/044=2:;)01134=1093
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000 4 01 D=93 <83=; 4/=4 4/3 2;5<33906?1 D=>?55606;3123<45754/3;=<<:139
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