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2026 DAILYLAW 54823 (KAR)
VISHWARAJ @ VISHWANATH v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
CRL.P/201550/2025 · 2026-02-03
Rajesh Rai K
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3=;9 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563; =69 83=;639 0?/ 5:;4 5F3;6B364 83=93; 75; ;312569364
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' 2=;4 7;5B :;?06? 13F3;=8 <5643640561 83=;639 <5:613875;4/3234040563;2;0B=;08><564369394/=4=465 25064 5740B3 4/01 234040563;D=1 2;31364 =4 4/3 1<36357 5<<:;;36<37=813<5B28=064/=1C336859?39=?=0614/0B 5:4 57 F36?3=6<3 9:3 45 D=43; 1/=;06? <<5;906? 45 4/3 234040563; 56 4/3 =883?39 9=43 57 06<09364 03 56 $$&'/3D=1064;=0606?=485C=89:<=4056364;3 =4=6/=44075;B0804=;>1383<40564;=0606?54/=43773<4/3 /=1 2;59:<39 663K:;3 03 <3;4070<=43 011:39 C> 4/3 85C=8 9:<=4056 364;3 <<5;906?8> /3 2;=>1 45 =885D 4/323404056
83=;639 0?/ 5:;4 5F3;6B364 83=93;=223=;06?75;;3125693645$4=4352251394/3 23404056=691:CB044394/=465D4/=44/306F3140?=405601 <5B283439 =69 </=;?3 1/334 /=1 C336 70839 =?=0614 4/3
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234040563; =69 54/3;1 36<3 4/3 2;5<33906?1 <=6654 C3 A:=1/39=694/32340405680=C8345C3901B01139
+ /=F3?0F36B>=6K05:1<561093;=4056C54/56 4/3 1:CB0110561 B=93 C> 4/3 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 ;3123<40F3 2=;4031 =69 23;:139 4/3 95<:B3641 B=93 =F=08=C8356;3<5;9
* 1<5:89C3?=4/3;397;5B;3<5;91040165406 9012:434/=4=883?3906<09364<=:13906;3123<457D=43;06? 4/3 70389 57 ;312569364 5 <<5;906? 45 /0B =88 4/3 =<<:13923;156106<8:906?4/01234040563;/=F314522394/3 D=43;785D45/0170389=69D/36/3A:314056394/31=B3 4/3> =C:139 =69 =11=:8439 /0B (5;35F3; 4/3;3 D=1 = 856? 14=6906?
088D088 C34D336 ;312569364 5 =69 4/3 =<<:139 23;1561 /3 7=4/3; 57 234040563; /=9 859?39 = <5B28=064 =?=0614 ;312569364 5 56 $$&' 06 ;0B3 5*
&' =?=0614 ;312569364 5 =69 /01 7=B08> B3BC3;1 75; 4/3 57736<31 2:601/=C83 :693; 3<40561$, #$,$ #$,$ #$+ #$$ #$$ $#
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D3<4056$,&57&11:</4/01 <5B28=064 01 859?39 =1 = <5:643; C8=14 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;=6954/3;=<<:139(5;35F3;56<=;37:823;:1=8 57 4/3 <3;4070<=43 011:39 C> 4/3 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563; =1 23; 663K:;3 4/3 1=B3 9320<41 4/=4 56 4/3=883?399=435706<0936403$$&'4/3234040563; D=1064;=0606?=485C=89:<=4056364;3/3<3;4070<=43 7:;4/3; 9320<41 4/=4 45 4/=4 3773<4 4/3 9:<=4056=8 61404:405601/=F06?4/37554=?31=694/3=44369=6<3 ;3?0143; 6 1:</ <0;<:B14=6<3 4/3 =883?=40561 B=93 =?=0614 4/3 234040563; 01 654 C3803F=C83 06 6=4:;3 =69 4/3 1=B3015:457F36?3=6<3
4 01 65D D388 1344839 4/=4 <56406:=4056 57 4/3 <;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=;383F3839/3 56HC8323K5:;4064/3<=1357
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/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=;> J:;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>4D088654C3J:14365:?/75;
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?041J:;0190<4056:693;3<4056'57 ;5;;40<83+57561404:40566339654;314;0<4041387
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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
, 228>06? 4/3 1=09 2;06<02831 45 4/3 7=<41 =69 <0;<:B14=6<31 57 4/3 <=13 =B 57 4/3 <561093;39 F03D 4/=44/3%;3?0143;39=?=06144/3234040563;
=<<:1395+ C=139 56 4/3 <5B28=064 01 7;0F585:1 F3K=405:1 =69 4/3 1=B3 01 ;3?0143;39 D04/ =6 :843;05; B540F3 /3 3640;3 =883?=4056B=93064/3</=;?31/334B=43;0=81=<<3243956 0417=<3F=8:33F364/364/31=B395654<561404:43=6> 57736<31=?=06144/3234040563;
=<<:1395+36<306B> <561093;39 F03D <56406:=4056 57 2;5<33906?1 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;
=<<:139 5+ 01 =C:13 57 2;5<311 57 5:;4 <<5;906?8>2;5<339452=114/375885D06?-
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00 /3 2;5<33906?1 =?=0614 4/3 234040563; =<<:139 5+ 06 5$$
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&' ;3?0143;39 C> /=/=2:; 580<3 75; 4/3 57736<31 2:601/=C83 :693; 3<40561 $, # $,$ # $+ # $$ #$$ $#$=69$;
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