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2026 DAILYLAW 54616 (KAR)
ASHOK v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
CRL.P/201048/2025 · 2026-01-30
Rajesh Rai K
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B564/12;05;454/39=435706<09364=<<:139515894/3 1=098=6945563#=69:;=6?03=<<:1395"
" /06?1145594/:156 % % "=4=C5:4"% 2B D/36 ;312569364 5 D364 45 4/3 70389 =4 >5 234040563;1 =<<:139514575;<0C8>3643;39 4/370389=44/=440B31/35CL3<4394/31=B314=406?4/=4 D04/5:4 <569:<406? 93B=;<=4056 57 4/3 2;523;4> 4/3> <=66543643;4/37038911:</4/3234040563;120<@39:2= A:=;;38=69=11=:8439/3;C>/=691=69=8155:4;=?39/3; B59314>=69=815750143980734/;3=445/3;64/3A:=;;38 1/31:14=063915B3=C;=10561
/3;3=743;1/3859?394/3 <5B28=064 56 4/3 63K4 9=> 03 -% % " =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =<<:139
6 4/3 14;36?4/ 57 4/3 <5B28=064 ;312569364 5J#580<3 ;3?0143;39 4/3 <=13 06 ;0B3 5 % " 75; 4/3 =75;3B36405639 57736<31 743;
<5B283406? 4/3 06F3140?=4056 ;312569364 5J#580<3 8=09 </=;?3 1/334 =?=06144/3234040563;1C>=;;=>06?4/3B=1=<<:13951
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45 75; 4/3 =75;3B36405639 57736<31 =69 4/3 83=;639 =?014;=43455@<5?60M=6<3574/31=B3??;03F39C>4/3 1=B34/3234040563;12;373;;394/012340405645A:=1/4/3 2;5<33906?1
3=;9 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563;1 83=;639 0?/ 5:;4 5F3;6B364 #83=93; 75; ;312569364 54=43=6983=;639<5:613875;;3125693645
2=;4 7;5B :;?06? 13F3;=8 <5643640561 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563;1 <56436939 4/=4 56 23;:1=8 57 4/3<5B28=064=69</=;?31/334B=43;0=81 04 01<83=;4/=4 4/3;3D=1=<0F089012:43C34D3364/37=4/3;068=D574/3 <5B28=06=64 =69 =<<:139 5 06 5 %% 06 ;3123<4578=69C3=;06?>5
/31=091:0436939:2 06 <5B2;5B013 C34D336 4/3 2=;4031 =69 06 4/3 1=09 <5B2;5B013 4/3 8=69 C3=;06? >5 7388 0645 4/3 1/=;357=<<:13951/5@64:;6/315894/31=B345 =<<:1395"#=69:;=6?:C13A:3648>;3125693645 B=93 =6 =443B24 45 4;312=11 4/3 2;523;4> 57 4/3 1=09
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* 3 <56436939 4/=4 3K<324 5B60C:1 =883?=40561 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 06 4/3 </=;?3 1/334 B=43;0=81 =C158:438> 65 1:</ B=43;0=81 =;3 28=<39 =?=0614 4/3B <<5;906? 45 /0B 07 4/3 3640;3 =883?=40561 B=93064/3</=;?31/334=;3=<<32439560417=<3F=8:3 3F364/3665 <=1301B=935:4=?=06144/313 234040563;1 36<3 /3 1:CB041 4/=4 <56406:=4056 57 <;0B06=8 2;5<33906?1 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 D5:89 C3 1/33;=C:13572;5<311575:;4<<5;906?8>/32;=>145 =885D4/323404056
83=;639<5:613875;;3125693645 <56436939 4/=4 4/5:?/ 4/3 9012:43 =223=;1 45 C3 <0F08 06
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6=4:;3 =4 4/3 70;14 C8:1/ 56 23;:1=8 57 4/3 </=;?3 1/334 B=43;0=81 4/3;3 =;3 B=43;0=81 45 2;5F3 4/=4 4/313 234040563;1 =;3 06F58F39 06 4/3 =883?39 57736<31 3 <564369394/=465D4/3</=;?31/334/=1C33670839=69 4/314=43B364574/3D04631131=;3;3<5;939=11:</4/3 2;5<33906?1 <=6654 C3 A:=1/39 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 36<3/32;=>145901B0114/323404056
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% /=F3?0F36B>=6K05:1<561093;=4056C54/56 4/3 1:CB0110561 B=93 C> 4/3 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 ;3123<40F3 2=;4031 =69 23;:139 4/3 95<:B3641 B=93 =F=08=C8356;3<5;9
1<5:89C3?=4/3;397;5B;3<5;91040165406 9012:434/=44/3;3D=1=<0F089012:43C34D3364/37=4/3;
068=D57;3125693645 =69=<<:1395 J 0L=>@:B=; 06;3123<457>5 =6954/3;2;523;4031
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7:;4/3; 901<8513 4/=4 06 5 %% 4/3 1=09 <0F08 9012:43<:8B06=439D04/=<5B2;5B013C34D3364/32=;4031 =69>5 738806454/31/=;357=<<:13951/5@ 401=815654069012:434/=41=091/5@15894/31=B306 7=F5:; 57 =<<:139 5" D/5 70839 =6 06L:6<4056 1:04 =?=0614 4/3 ;312569364 5 =69 54/3;1 =69 06 4/3 1=09 1:04 ;314;=0606? 5;93; 57 06L:6<4056 D=1 ?;=6439 =?=0614 ;3125693645 =6954/3;1:</C306?4/3251040564/3 =F3;B3641 B=93 06 4/3 <5B28=064 4/=4 D/36 ;312569364 5 D=1 36?=?39 06 4/3 =?;0<:84:;=8 D5;@ 06 >5 4/313 234040563;1 /=F3 4;312=1139 4/3 2;523;4> C> A:31405606?
4/30; ;0?/4 =223=;1 45 C3 654 C3803F=C83F3654/3;D013>5 2;523;4>B36405639 064/3<5B28=064041387011589C>=<<:139545=<<:139 5"06=F=809=83339=69=<0F089012:4301236906?45 4/=4 3773<4 6 1:</ <0;<:B14=6<31 4/3 =883?=40561 06 4/3 <5B28=064 =223=; 45 C3 C=89 06 6=4:;3 =69 D04/ = F36?3=6<3 45 ?0F3 = <;0B06=8 <585:; 45 4/3 <0F08 9012:43 /5:?/;3125693645 /=114=43906/3;<5B28=0644/=4
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9:3 45 4/3 06<09364 1/3 1:14=0639 15B3 06L:;031 =9B044398> 1/3 /=1 654 4=@36 =6> 4;3=4B364 06 4/3 51204=8
4 01 65D D388 1344839 4/=4 <56406:=4056 57 <;0B06=82;5<33906?1=?=0614=6>23;156564/3C=10157= 7;0F585:15;F3K=405:1<5B28=0640115B34/06?F3;>13;05:1 /01D5:894=;601/4/30B=?3574/323;156=?=0614D/5B 7=8137;0F585:1=69F3K=405:1=883?=40561=;383F3839
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;325;439 06 /389 4/=4 D/363F3; =6 =<<:139 <5B31 C375;3 4/3 5:;4 06F5@06?304/3;4/306/3;36425D3;1:693;3<4056 57 ;# 5; 3K4;=5;906=;> L:;0190<4056 :693; ;40<83 57 <561404:4056 45 ?34 4/3 ) 5; <;0B06=8 2;5<33906?1 A:=1/39 3113640=88> 56 4/3 ?;5:69 4/=4 1:</ 2;5<33906?1 =;3B=6073148>7;0F585:15;F3K=405:15;061404:439D04/4/3 :843;05; B540F3 75; D;3=@06? F36?3=6<3 4/36 06 1:</ <0;<:B14=6<35:;45D31=9:4>45855@06454/3)D04/ <=;3=69=804483B5;3<85138>4D088654C3L:14365:?/75;
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4/3 5:;4 45 855@ 0645 4/3 =F3;B3641 B=93 06 4/3 ) <5B28=064 =8563 75; 4/3 2:;2513 57 =1<3;4=0606? D/34/3; 4/3 63<311=;> 06?;3903641 45 <561404:43 4/3 =883?39 57736<3 =;3 901<85139 5; 654 6 4/3 54/3; /=69 4/35:;45D31=9:4>45855@0645B=6>54/3;=4436906? <0;<:B14=6<3 3B3;?06? 7;5B 4/3 ;3<5;9 57 4/3 <=13 5F3;
=69 =C5F3 4/3 =F3;B3641 =69 07 6339 C3 D04/ 9:3 <=;3 =69 <0;<:B123<4056 4;> 45 ;3=9 06 C34D336 4/3 80631
/3 5:;4D/0833K3;<0106?041L:;0190<4056:693;3<4056 57 ;#5;;40<83 57561404:40566339654;314;0<4041387 568>454/314=?357=<=13C:4013B25D3;39454=@30645 = <5:64 4/3 5F3;=88 <0;<:B14=6<31 83=906? 45 4/3 06040=4056 ;3?014;=405657 4/3 <=13 =1 D388 =14/3B=43;0=81 <5883<439064/3<5:;135706F3140?=4056
" 36<3 =B 57 4/3 <561093;39 F03D 4/=4 4/3 3640;3 =883?=40561 06 4/3 ) </=;?3 1/334 =69 54/3;
95<:B3641 4=@36 0645 <561093;=4056 56 4/30; 7=<3 F=8:3 3F36 4/36 65 <=13 /=1 C336 B=93 5:4 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =<<:139 51 45 75; 4/3 57736<31 4/3> =;3
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</=;?3 1/33439 36<3 <56406:=4056 57 <;0B06=8 2;5<33906?1=?=06144/3234040563;1 =<<:1395145 01 1/33;=C:13572;5<311575:;4<<5;906?8>2;5<33945 2=114/375885D06? 0 /32340405601 00 /3 2;5<33906?1 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =<<:139 51 45
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