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2026 DAILYLAW 54576 (KAR)
MALANBEE AND ANR v. THE STATE THROUGH AND ANR
CRL.P/200940/2024 · 2026-01-31
Rajesh Rai K
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5B36 &580<3 75; 4/3 57736<31 2:601/=C83:693;3<40561!!;D3<4056 57&2;313648>236906?564/37083579904056=80E08 $:9?3=69$F=409=;
/3 7=<4:=8 B=4;0G 57 4/3 <=13 01 4/=4 ;312569364 5<5B28=06=64 B=;;039 563
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57 =<<:139 5234040563; 5 =69 C;54/3; 57 =<<:139 5234040563; 5 56 "!! /3;3=743; 1/3 14=;43945;31093=4B=4;0B560=8/5B3=856?D04/=<<:139 51 =69 =43; /3; /:1C=69
5:70A D364 45 :87 5:64;>:C=075;D5;@=44/=440B3;3125693645D=1 ;310906?=856?D04/=<<:1395=69064/3B=4;0B560=8 /5B3 :;06? 4/=4 40B3 =<<:139 5 =69 /=;=1139 ;3125693645C54/2/>10<=88>=69B364=88>C>=C:106? /3;067084/>8=6?:=?3=69=815=11=:8439/3;13E3;=840B31 1 1:</ 9:3 45 064583;=C83 /=;=11B364 1/3 8374 4/3 B=4;0B560=8 /5B3 =69 H50639 /3; 2=;364=8 /5B3 =43;
D/36 /3; /:1C=69 ;34:;639 7;5B :87 5:64;> 1/3 56<3 =?=06 E010439 4/3 B=4;0B560=8 /5B3 4 4/=4 40B3 =815 =<<:139 51 =69 4/;3=43639 /3; 654 45 E0104 4/30; /5:13
6 !! =4 =C5:4 !-! 2B D/36 ;3125693645<=B345/3;B=4;0B560=8/5B3=<<:139 51 =69 4/;3=43639 /3; D04/ 90;3 <5613A:36<31 =69 75;<39/3;4583=E34/3B=4;0B560=8/5B36!! - 4 -
D/36 1/3 B=93 =6 =443B24 45 4=8@ 45 /3; /:1C=69 =<<:139 5 =69 =11=:8439 =69 =C:139 /3; 06 7084/> 8=6?:=?3C> 5:4;=?06? /3; B59314> 1 1:</ 1/3 859?39 4/3 <5B28=064 C375;3 4/3 ;312569364 5&580<3 56 !!=?=06144/3234040563;1
6 4/3 14;36?4/ 57 4/3 1=09 <5B28=064 ;312569364 5&580<3 ;3?0143;39 4/3 <=13 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;175;4/357736<312:601/=C83:693;3<40561 ! =69 ! ;D 3<4056 57 & :C13A:3648> ;312569364 5&580<3 06E3140?=439 4/3 <=13=698=09</=;?31/334=?=06144/3234040563;175;4/3 57736<312:601/=C83:693;3<40561!=69! ;D 3<4056 57 & C> =;;=>06? 4/313 234040563;1 =1 =<<:13951=69<<5;906?8>83=;639=?014;=43455@ <5?60I=6<3 75; 4/3 =75;31=09 57736<31 ??;03E39 C> 4/3 1=B34/3234040563;12;373;;394/0123404056
401=883?39064/3234040564/=44/3234040563;1 C306?4/3B54/3;068=D=69C;54/3;068=D57;312569364 565D=><5663<439454/3=883?3906<09364=69=465
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25064 57 40B3 4/3> /=;=1139 ;312569364 5 304/3;
2/>10<=88> 5; B364=88> =1 <8=0B39 C> /3; <<5;906? 45 ;312569364 5 1/3 E58:64=;08> 8374 4/3 B=4;0B560=8 /5B3 =69 H50639 /3; 2=;364=8 /5:13
/3;3=743; 1/3 909 654 ;34:;6 45 4/3 B=4;0B560=8 /5B3 =69 4/3 06<09364 06 A:314056 /=9 654 4=@36 28=<3 =4 =6> 25064 57 40B3
/3 D5:69<3;4070<=432;59:<39C>/3;=815<83=;8>9320<414/=4 4/3;3D3;3653G43;6=806H:;0311:14=0639C>/3;61:</ <0;<:B14=6<31/32;=>145=885D4/323404056C>A:=1/06? 4/32;5<33906?1
83=;639<5:613875;;3125693645 52251394/32;=>3;=6914=4394/=465D4/306E3140?=4056 /=1 C336 <5B283439 =69 </=;?3 1/334 /=1 C336 8=09 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =69 B=43;0=81 =;3 75;4/<5B06?
=?=0614 4/3B <<5;906?8> /3 2;=>1 45 901B0114/323404056
" /=E3?0E36B>=6G05:1<561093;=4056C54/56 4/3 1:CB0110561 B=93 C> 4/3 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3
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;3123<40E3 2=;4031 =69 23;:139 57 4/3 </=;?3 1/334 B=43;0=81
1 <5:89 C3 ?=4/3;39 7;5B ;3<5;91 06 4/3 <5B28=064 4/3;3 =;3 123<070< =883?=40561 B=93 =?=0614 4/313234040563;14/=4064/3=C136<357;3125693645J1 /:1C=694/313234040563;1/=;=1139;3125693645C54/ 2/>10<=88> =69 B364=88> 9:3 45 D/0</ 1/3 8374 4/3 B=4;0B560=8 /5B3 =69 H50639 /3; 2=;364=8 /5:13 :C13A:3648> 4/5:?/ 1/3 B=93 =6 =443B24 45 H506 4/3 B=4;0B560=8/5B34/313234040563;14/;3=43639/3;65445 H506401=815=883?39064/3<5B28=064=694/314=43B364 57 D04631131 4/=4 56 !! 4/313 234040563;1 =11=:8439 ;312569364 5 =69 1/3 D=1 4=@36 4;3=4B364 =1 =6 5:42=40364 06 4/3 51204=8
5 4/=4 3773<4 = D5:69 <3;4070<=43D=1011:39C>4/35<45;
/314=43B3641574/3 7=B08> B3BC3;1 03 45 <83=;8> 9320<4 4/=4 4/3 06<09364 D=1 <=:139 56 !! =69 4/3;3 D=1 = /=;=11B364C>4/313234040563;145;3125693645D/36 /3;/:1C=69D=106:C=0
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6 1:</ <0;<:B14=6<31 A:=1/06? 57 <;0B06=8 2;5<33906?1<=883975;568>06=<=13D/3;34/3<5B28=064 9531654901<8513=6>57736<35;017;0E585:1E3G=405:15; 522;3110E374/3=883?=40561345:4064/3<5B28=0649531 654 <561404:43 =6> 57736<3 57 D/0</ <5?60I=6<3 /=1 C336 4=@36C>4/3=?014;=430401523675;4/35:;445A:=1/ 4 01 654 63<311=;> 4/=4 = B340<:85:1 =6=8>101 57 <=13 1/5:89 C3 9563 C375;3 4;0=8 45 7069 5:4 D/34/3; 4/3 <=13 D5:89 369 06 <56E0<4056 5; =<A:044=8 7 04 =223=;1 56 = ;3=906? 57 4/3 <5B28=064 =69 <561093;=4056 57 4/3 =883?=40564/3;306064/380?/457D046311074/306?;3903641 574/357736<3=;3901<851394/3;3D5:89C365H:14070<=4056 75;4/015:;445A:=1/4/32;5<33906?1 ! 1 901<:1139 06 4/3 0614=64 <=13 4/3 </=;?3 1/334 B=43;0=81 901<8513 <=13 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 75; 4/3 57736<31 D/0</ 4/3> /=E3 C336 </=;?3961:</<0;<:B14=6<314/31=B3/=145C3431439 06 = 934=0839 4;0=8 36<3 D04/5:43G2;31106? =6>5206056 56 4/3 B3;041 57 4/3 <=13 1:770<3 45 /589 4/=4 4/3
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2;5<33906?1=?=06144/3234040563;1<=6654C3A:=1/39=4 4/0114=?3<<5;906?8>4/3234040568=<@1B3;041=691=B3 01
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