STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs. M DEVENDRAPPA
LAWS(SC)-2002-1-36
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: KARNATAKA)
Decided on January 16,2002

STATE OF KARNATAKA Appellant
VERSUS
M.DEVENDRAPPA Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

DEEPAK ORAM VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-2023-6-19] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH VS. GOLOCONDA LINGA SWAMY [LAWS(SC)-2004-7-32] [REFERRED TO]
KAMAL SHIVAJI POKARNEKAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(SC)-2019-2-473] [REFERRED TO]
SHARANAPPA VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2015-8-35] [REFERRED TO]
PURAV ATULBHAI SHAH VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-8-245] [REFERRED TO]
BALACHANDRAN VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2012-6-543] [REFERRED TO]
GHULAM MOHI-UD-DIN PEER VS. MOHAMMAD HAMZA LONE & OTHERS [LAWS(J&K)-2018-10-40] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOKBHAI VASUDEV EZHAVA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2002-7-11] [REFERRED]
ANANTRAI MOHANLAL MEHTA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2021-10-1518] [REFERRED TO]
MUKUL ROY VS. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. [LAWS(CAL)-2018-7-331] [REFERRED TO]
A ADITHYA & OTHERS VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2017-12-91] [REFERRED TO]
SH. MANOHAR LAL VS. STATE OF H.P [LAWS(HPH)-2017-7-42] [REFERRED TO]
PRABAL DOGRA VS. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GWALIOR [LAWS(MPH)-2017-11-275] [REFERRED TO]
TUKARAM BABULAL NINAVE VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2016-6-20] [REFERRED TO]
E K PALANISAMY VS. DEPUTY SUPRINTENDENT OF POLICE [LAWS(MAD)-2009-8-540] [REFERRED TO]
CHHAYA SHARMA VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2020-6-1012] [REFERRED TO]
SARLA DEVI AND ORS. VS. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. [LAWS(P&H)-2015-9-50] [REFERRED TO]
VINEET KUMAR & ORS. VS. STATE OF U.P. & ANR. [LAWS(SC)-2017-3-105] [REFERRED TO]
AMARJEET SINGH VS. STATE OF U P AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2017-3-319] [REFERRED TO]
RAZIA AKHTAR AND 3 OTHERS VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2017-1-237] [REFERRED TO]
REKHA DIXIT VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2004-4-45] [REFERRED TO]
GROWTH COMPUSOFT EXPORTS LTD VS. R K SINGH [LAWS(CAL)-2007-12-17] [REFERRED TO]
SANJEEV NATH BHASKAR VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2004-3-38] [REFERRED TO]
MONICA KUMAR VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [LAWS(ALL)-2006-8-34] [REFERRED TO]
ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES CORPN LIMITED VS. REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES [LAWS(APH)-2002-6-121] [REFERRED TO]
D K PATTANAIK VS. STATION HOUSE OFFICER NALLABELLY POLICE STATION [LAWS(APH)-2008-1-2] [REFERRED TO]
P KANAKADURGAMMA VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2006-7-140] [REFERRED TO]
M RAJENDRA PRASAD VS. STATION HOUSE OFFICER [LAWS(APH)-2006-4-90] [REFERRED TO]
M SIVARAM VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2006-8-77] [REFERRED TO]
TAMMINEEDI BHASKARA RAO VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2006-11-89] [REFERRED TO]
VANAM ANJAIAH VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2005-6-15] [REFERRED TO]
Y VASUDEVA RAO VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2005-6-21] [REFERRED TO]
VINTA PRASAD REDDY VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2003-2-36] [REFERRED TO]
P PREM KUMAR VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2004-9-82] [REFERRED TO]
UMESH KUMAR IPS VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR [LAWS(APH)-2012-4-7] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. T. SUVARNA, T. VISHNU MURTHY AND T. BHARATH VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPT. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF A.P., THROUGH INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND M/S. SIVA SAI BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS (P) LTD., REPT. BY ITS M.D., SMT. B.H. LAKSHMI [LAWS(APH)-2013-6-109] [REFERRED TO]
SAU ARCHANA VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2007-8-189] [REFERRED TO]
VIPIN GUPTA VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2009-3-20] [REFERRED TO]
HIMACHAL PRADESH CRICKET ASSOCIATION & ANR VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ORS [LAWS(SC)-2018-11-10] [REFERRED TO]
RAVINDER KAUR VS. CENTRAL BUREAU [LAWS(P&H)-2015-4-43] [REFERRED TO]
JAGDISH VALECHA VS. STATE OF MP & OTHERS [LAWS(MPH)-2018-7-78] [REFERRED TO]
RATIRAM AHIRWAR VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2020-1-186] [REFERRED TO]
NARESH PATHAK VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2019-3-159] [REFERRED TO]
NITIN BALEJA S/O KISHORE KUMAR BALEJA VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2019-2-151] [REFERRED TO]
UTTAM CHAND SAHU VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2019-11-178] [REFERRED TO]
RAMA SHANKAR SINGH VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2023-5-23] [REFERRED TO]
JAMSHEDPUR MINERAL WOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2022-9-70] [REFERRED TO]
KISHORE KUMAR SINGH VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2023-9-90] [REFERRED TO]
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD. VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2023-7-84] [REFERRED TO]
YUVARAJ SINGH GHELOT VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2022-8-108] [REFERRED TO]
PRASAD M. R. VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2023-5-238] [REFERRED TO]
PUSHPAK AKARWAL VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2003-10-90] [REFERRED TO]
N.H. PRASAD REDDY VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2019-10-140] [RERERRED TO]
HARISHBHAI RAMANBHAI RATHOD VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-7-196] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF JK THROUGH SSP, VIGILANCE ORGANIZATION KASHMIR, SRINAGAR VS. ANIL JAIN AND OTHERS [LAWS(J&K)-2018-10-36] [REFERRED TO]
MS. RITA REENI VS. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2016-8-33] [REFERRED TO]
ARVIND KUMAR SAXENA VS. STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2019-7-187] [REFERRED TO]
RAJAN KOCHHAR VS. STATE ( GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2019-7-360] [REFERRED TO]
PRADEEP SINGH GOSAIN VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2019-7-373] [REFERRED TO]
LALIT BHOLA VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2019-7-374] [REFERRED TO]
JATINDER SINGH ANAND VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2019-8-40] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY SINGH RANA VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2002-8-164] [REFERRED]
BUCKEYE MACHINES PRIVATE LTD. VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2007-7-350] [REFERRED TO]
PRANTOSH DAS VS. STATE OFWEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2007-8-26] [REFERRED TO]
TAPAS KUMAR KHAN VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2007-8-55] [REFERRED TO]
J SRI RAM SURYA PRAKASH SHARMA VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2010-9-10] [REFERRED TO]
PAVANA SUTHA PLATE EMBOSSERS PVT LTD VS. COMMISSIONEROF TRANSPORTGOVT OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2006-7-53] [REFERRED TO]
SHHAIK KUSROUDDIN VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2004-7-19] [REFERRED TO]
MD YOUSUF VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2004-8-126] [REFERRED TO]
PAVANA SUTHA PLATE EMBOSSERSPRIVET LIMITED VS. COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2006-6-47] [REFERRED TO]
ANAND KUMAR MOHATTA & ANR. VS. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-8] [REFERRED TO]
K KRISHNA RAO VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2002-6-67] [REFERRED TO]
AVDHESH VS. STATE OF UP [LAWS(ALL)-2019-4-322] [REFERRED TO]
TEXMACO RAIL AND ENGINEERING LTD VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2022-6-20] [REFERRED TO]
PRAKASH KARTHA D RAVINDRANATH KARTHA VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2004-4-18] [REFERRED TO]
Appollo Health & Lifestyle Limited VS. State of Jharkhand [LAWS(JHAR)-2012-4-152] [REFERRED TO]
NEPAL SINGH VS. STATE, NCT OF DELHI & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2016-1-57] [REFERRED TO]
ASHUTOSH CHOUDHURY VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2005-8-41] [REFERRED TO]
MOHANJITSINGH SURATSINGH BAGGATRUSTEE/PRESIDENT OF GURUDWARA & ORS VS. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR [LAWS(GJH)-2014-7-223] [REFERRED TO]
ANAND VARDHAN VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2017-4-199] [REFERRED TO]
B. SUDHAKAR REDDY VS. S.H.O., RGIA, CYBERABAD,SHAMSHABAD, RANGA REDDY DISTRICT [LAWS(APH)-2013-4-33] [REFERRED TO]
T. SUVARNA VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2014-6-1] [REFERRED TO]
DAMMALAPATI SRINIVAS VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2021-9-76] [REFERRED TO]
KORUVADA NEGESWARA RAO AND ANOTHER VS. STATE OF A.P., REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER [LAWS(APH)-2018-6-88] [REFERRED TO]
RUPESH RANJAN VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2017-5-113] [REFERRED TO]
M K AZAD VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2002-4-47] [REFERRED TO]
N V SUBRAHMANYAM VS. STATE GOVT OF INDIA [LAWS(APH)-2002-6-57] [REFERRECD TO : : 2002 AIR KANT HCR 383 : 2002 AIR SCW 286 : 2002 (1) SUPREME 192 5]
TUMMLA NAGESWARA RAO VS. NAGULURI KRISHNA KUMAR GOUD [LAWS(APH)-2003-12-1] [REFERRED TO]
KANYALUR JITENDRA VS. N S KALANDAR BASHA [LAWS(APH)-2003-3-186] [REFERRED TO]
G RAJA RAM VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2003-12-84] [REFERRED TO]
COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION AND EXICE ANDHRA PRADESH VS. BALAJI TRADERS [LAWS(APH)-2006-7-116] [REFERRED TO]
HYDERABAD BEVERAGES PRIVATE LIMITED VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2006-4-1] [REFERRED TO]
R MALLAIAH VS. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL NIZAMABAD AND MEDAK DISTRICT RANGE [LAWS(APH)-2008-5-1] [REFERRED TO]
TEJ BAHADUR SINGH VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2006-12-186] [REFERRED TO]
VEER VIKRAM SINGH VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2006-11-218] [REFERRED TO]
CRB CAPITAL MARKETS LTD & ORS VS. HINDUSTHAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION [LAWS(CAL)-2002-5-87] [REFERRED]
NIKUL CHANDRA MONDAL VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2006-3-49] [REFERRED TO]
NIREN MOLHTRA VS. PROTAP KUMAR GHOSH [LAWS(CAL)-2008-2-24] [REFERRED TO]
ANAMIKA VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2014-5-318] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH THAKUR VS. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2013-5-289] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KRISHAN TRIPATHI VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2021-12-131] [REFERRED TO]
BOBBY ANAND @ YOGESH ANAND VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2023-5-9] [REFERRED TO]
UDAY ANAND CHARI VS. STATE OF GAO [LAWS(BOM)-2021-6-121] [REFERRED TO]
Bina Devi VS. State of Jharkhand [LAWS(JHAR)-2012-3-116] [REFERRED TO]
BISHOP FRANCO MULAKKAL VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2020-7-57] [REFERRED TO]
OLIVER MENEZES VS. SERITA THERESE MATHIAS [LAWS(KAR)-2021-5-18] [REFERRED TO]
BRIJESH PANDEY VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2012-12-42] [REFERRED TO]
SUVRA DEY & ORS VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR [LAWS(CAL)-2019-4-3] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH CHAND SINGH VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2021-9-18] [REFERRED TO]
ARUN VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2019-7-356] [REFERRED TO]
VIKRAM VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2019-7-381] [REFERRED TO]
DEEPAK CHAUDHARY VS. STATE & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2018-7-235] [REFERRED TO]
GHULAM MUSTAFFA KHATEEB VS. MASOODA AMIN AND OTHERS [LAWS(J&K)-2018-5-58] [REFERRED TO]
JASWANT SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER [LAWS(P&H)-2012-11-347] [REFERRED]
Y S SHAH MANAGING PARTNER SECUNDERABAD VS. G SRINIVASAN VICE PRESIDENT WORKS DCW LTD SAHAPURAM THOOTHUKUDI [LAWS(MAD)-2004-8-122] [REFERRED TO]
A Kathiresan VS. State rep [LAWS(MAD)-2002-10-177] [REFERRED TO]
NIRANJAN SAW VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2019-1-216] [REFERRED TO]
LALLUKHUM FIMATE VS. CBI, ACB-IMPHAL BRANCH [LAWS(MANIP)-2022-10-12] [REFERRED TO]
SUDESH VIJ VS. ARUN SHARMA @ PAPPU [LAWS(P&H)-2007-5-92] [REFERRED TO]
EICHER TRACTOR LTD VS. HARIHAR SINGH [LAWS(SC)-2008-11-104] [REFERRED TO]
ZANDU PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS LTD VS. SHARAFUL HAQUE [LAWS(SC)-2004-11-33] [REFERRED TO]
BUNDU QURESHI VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2021-3-90] [REFERRED TO]
RAMNARESH VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2017-5-67] [REFERRED TO]
MONU ALIAS ANKIT VAISHANDAR AND ANR. VS. STATE OF M.P. AND ANR. [LAWS(MPH)-2018-5-224] [REFERRED TO]
UMESH KUMAR SHARMA VS. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND [LAWS(UTN)-2020-10-65] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF PUNJAB VS. INDER MOHAN CHOPRA [LAWS(SC)-2009-2-41] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDRA NATH VERMA VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2004-4-42] [REFERRED TO]
KUNTI DEVI VS. URMILA CHAUHAN ALIAS SUDHA [LAWS(ORI)-2003-1-16] [REFERRED TO]
SUBODH KUMAR, S/O LATE VISHWANATH SINGH VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2019-1-18] [REFERRED TO]
PRAMOD KUMAR PATHAK VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2008-11-20] [REFERRED TO]
BHIMSEN GARG VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2006-6-13] [REFERRED TO]
NITISH KUMAR VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2019-3-25] [REFERRED TO]
SHARUKH KHAN VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2018-11-26] [REFERRED TO]
RAJENDRAN VS. STATENAGAPATTINAM [LAWS(MAD)-2019-7-192] [REFERRED TO]
SANTHOSH EAPPEN VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KER)-2021-1-9] [REFERRED TO]
JAI PRAKASH NARAIN VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HALASURU GATE POLICE STATION [LAWS(KAR)-2018-9-64] [REFERRED TO]
SAMBHRAM CHARITABLE TRUST VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KAR)-2020-2-65] [REFERRED TO]
FAROOQ AHMAD GILLANI VS. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS [LAWS(J&K)-2018-10-60] [REFERRED TO]
DR. ASIF AKBAR SOFI & ORS. VS. DR. MOHAMMAD SULTAN KHUROO & ANR. [LAWS(J&K)-2018-1-15] [REFERRED TO]
SHRI AISHWARYA BINDAL VS. STATE, GOVT. OF N.C.T. OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2021-2-10] [REFERRED TO]
SRIDHAR VS. STATE REP. BY SPECIAL SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE [LAWS(MAD)-2013-10-50] [REFERRED TO]
HASIB KHAN AND ORS. VS. STATE OF M.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(MPH)-2015-9-92] [REFERRED TO]
YAGNESH MANSUKHBHAI JOSHI VS. PRAVINCHANDRA MAGANLAL MEHTA [LAWS(GJH)-2011-6-64] [REFERRED TO]
UBAIDU REHMAN VS. THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION AND OTHERS [LAWS(CAL)-2018-6-195] [REFERRED TO]
ROHIT GUPTA ALIAS TINKU (SINCE DEAD) & OTHERS VS. POOJA GUPTA [LAWS(MPH)-2019-5-83] [REFERRED TO]
M.P. SINGH VS. ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER [LAWS(P&H)-2013-3-182] [REFERRED TO]
KEDAR NARAYAN PARIDA VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(SC)-2009-9-62] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH VS. BAJJOORI KANTHAIAH [LAWS(SC)-2008-10-64] [REFERRED TO]
KITBOK RYMBAI VS. STATE OF MEGHALAYA [LAWS(MEGH)-2021-12-3] [REFERRED TO]
J SIMON VIJAYA KUMAR VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2003-11-81] [REFERRED TO]
KAINYA and ASSOCIATES PVT LTD VS. AVANTI KOPP ELECTRICALS PRIVATE LTD [LAWS(APH)-2003-4-41] [REFERRED TO]
BHARAT METAL BOX COMPANY LIMITED HYDERABAD VS. G K STRIPS PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(APH)-2002-7-54] [REFERRED TO]
AMWAY INDIA ENTERPRISES VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(APH)-2007-7-4] [REFERRED TO]
SAHARA INDIA COMMERCIAL CORPORATION LIMITED VS. NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2008-8-396] [REFERRED]
ABDUL REHMAN SHEIKH VS. MUKUT BHATTACHARYA [LAWS(GAU)-2012-1-17] [REFERRED TO]
RAM NIWAS MODI VS. NIPON KR NATH [LAWS(GAU)-2010-12-21] [REFERRED TO]
GOVIND VS. STATE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2003-4-20] [REFERRED]
MOHD. NAWAZ IQBAL SHAIKH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-3-202] [REFERRED TO]
VISHNU KUMAR GUPTA VS. STATE OF U. P. [LAWS(ALL)-2020-11-46] [REFERRED TO]
HAMID HASAN AND ORS. VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2015-9-74] [REFERRED TO]
KHAN SAULAT HANIF VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2007-8-156] [REFERRED TO]
PRAMOD KUMAR GADIA VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2006-2-60] [REFERRED TO]
SHIPRA RAJ ROY VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2007-3-93] [REFERRED TO]
SACHCHIDANANDA SINGH VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2008-3-47] [REFERRED TO]
VIRBHADRA SINGH & ANR. VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-3-253] [REFERRED TO]
NAVEEN VAJPAI VS. STATE OF RAJ & ANR [LAWS(RAJ)-2012-4-331] [REFERRED]
BIDYADHAR BEHERA AND ANR. VS. THE STATE AND ANR. [LAWS(ORI)-2003-2-81] [REFERRED TO]
PARAS GLOBAL HOSPITAL VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2022-12-96] [REFERRED TO]
BALWANT SINGH CHUPHAL VS. STATE OF UTTRANCHAL [LAWS(UTN)-2006-9-2] [REFERRED TO]
SUBBAIAH VS. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE [LAWS(MAD)-2016-9-13] [REFERRED TO]
SOURENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE VS. SUPARNA MUKHERJEE [LAWS(CAL)-2010-7-132] [REFERRED TO]
RAMPAL SINGH & ORS VS. NCT OF DELHI AND ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-4-235] [REFERRED TO]
JITENDER KUMAR VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2019-7-443] [REFERRED TO]
YASHPAL CHAUDHRANI & ORS VS. STATE (GOVT OF NCT DELHI) & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2019-4-99] [REFERRED TO]
GHANSHYAM P SONI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2002-6-2] [REFERRED]
ARNAB RANJAN GOSWAMI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2020-6-157] [REFERRED TO]
RAVI JHUNJHUNWALA VS. PAWAN KUMAR MISHTA [LAWS(GAU)-2008-9-51] [REFERRED TO]
MOTOROLA INCORPORATED VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-8-26] [REFERRED TO]
THOTA PAPI REDDY NARSI REDDY VS. GUDALLI YELLAIAH LINGAIAH CHOULLARAMARAM [LAWS(APH)-2006-7-77] [REFERRED TO]
ULLI BHASKAR VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2004-2-95] [REFERRED TO]
M VENKATESWARA RAO VS. BOLLISETTY BAPANAISH [LAWS(APH)-2003-12-19] [REFERRED TO]
SANGEETA VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2002-2-110] [REFERRED 6.]
BOWRINGS FINE ART AUCTIONEERS PVT. LTD. VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [LAWS(DLH)-2007-7-324] [REFERRED TO]
SHUEB MAHMOOD KIDWAI VS. STATE OF U. P. [LAWS(ALL)-2021-2-116] [REFERRED TO]
S. P. GAUTAM VS. STATE OF M. P. AND OTHERS [LAWS(MPH)-2002-2-130] [REFERRED TO]
Subrato Roy VS. State of M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2011-3-114] [REFERRED TO]
RANI D/O THANISLAS VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2003-4-237] [REFERRED]
SHAILENDRA H. JANI VS. STATE OF H.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(HPH)-2014-4-49] [REFERRED TO]
JAI KISHAN @ JONY VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2019-8-145] [REFERRED TO]
AMBUJ HOTELS & REAL ESTATE PVT. LTD. VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [LAWS(DLH)-2023-7-64] [REFERRED TO]
ANMOL SOODAND OTHERS VS. STATE(NCT OF DELHI)AND ANOTHER [LAWS(DLH)-2022-2-229] [REFERRED TO]
JAI KUMAR VS. STATE OF J & K [LAWS(J&K)-2019-3-118] [REFERRED TO]
SHEIKH MUNEER AKHTER VS. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K [LAWS(J&K)-2022-11-35] [REFERRED TO]
PAPAIAH ANJANEYAREDDY VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2023-6-485] [REFERRED TO]
CAPITAL FIRST LIMITED VS. SHREE SHYAM PULSES PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(CAL)-2019-8-87] [REFERRED TO]
MIRA HALDER VS. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS [LAWS(CAL)-2016-12-31] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH PRASAD PANDEY VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2020-1-178] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH VS. AWADH KISHORE GUPTA [LAWS(SC)-2003-11-31] [REFFERED]
DALJIT SINGH CHEEMA VS. BALWANT SINGH KHERA [LAWS(P&H)-2021-8-108] [REFERRED TO]
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JUDGEMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J. - (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)Order of learned single Judge by which proceedings initiated against the respondents in C.C. No. 1613/1998 on the file of the CJM, Tumkur, were set aside is subject-matter of challenge, in this appeal.
(3.)Background facts in nutshell essentially are as follows :- The Inspector of Police, Fraud Squad, COD submitted a charge-sheet against the respondents (hereinafter referred to as "accused") in the aforesaid case alleging commission of offences punishable under Ss. 465, 468, 471 and 420 read with S. 120-B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short 'IPC'). The said charge-sheet was submitted after investigation, on receipt of complaint made by one Police Inspector attached to the Fraud Squad, COD, Bangalore. Cognizance was taken by the CJM. Respondents-accused Nos. 1 and 2 filed application before the Karnataka High Court under S. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short the 'Code'). They inter alia contended that the allegations made have not been borne out by the materials/evidence collected during investigation and continuance of proceedings against them would be against the ends of justice. Learned single Judge noted that the substance of charge-sheet as stated in Form No. 7 was to the effect that for the year 1992-1993 and 1993-1994, the Excise Contractors Ranganatha Group were awarded the contract to act as excise contractors for the Tumkur District. The said Ranganatha Group sub-leased by way of General Power of Attorney (in short 'CPA') to accused No. 1 to act as Excise Contractor of Koratagere of Tumkur District. As a part of the arrangement, the said accused No. 1 M. Devendarappa was required to produce bank guarantee for the whole of Tumkur District at the rate of 1/10th amounting to Rs. 39,06,000/- from Nationalised Bank for the year 1992-1993. Similar was the position for the year 1993-1994 except that the original contractors were Yallappa and Ramachandrappa and the Bank guarantee required to be furnished was for an amount of Rs. 64,29,500/-. Allegations were to the effect that "Letter Heads" of Karnataka Bank Ltd., were removed surreptitiously and with fake seals, fake bank guarantees were typed out on the "Stamp Papers" purchased from "Koratagere Stamp Vendor" and were signed by accused No. 2 posting to be the Manager of Karnataka Bank Ltd., Koratagere Branch. These bank guarantees were submitted as if they were genuine in the office of Deputy Commissioner of Excise, Tumkur. On 17-7-1993, accused No. 1 took Excise Sub-Inspector to a house at Asok Nagar, Tumkur where he introduced accused No. 2 to be the Manager of the Bank and caused service of a notice which was addressed to the Manager of the Bank by the Deputy Commissioner of Excise. Under the above circumstances, it was alleged that with fraudulent intention, fake bank guarantees, confirmation letters, extension letters were submitted and there was impersonation. Therefore, it was stated that offences were punishable as noted above.


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