{"id":192962,"date":"2010-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-nagaraj-on-5-february-2010"},"modified":"2016-11-30T05:00:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T23:30:04","slug":"state-of-karnataka-vs-nagaraj-on-5-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-nagaraj-on-5-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"State Of Karnataka vs Nagaraj on 5 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Karnataka vs Nagaraj on 5 February, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 20 \nBEFORE ' \"'F\"\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE  \n\nCRIMINAL APPEAL_NO,_3\/2910--- {T3  \"\n\nBEIWEEN:\n\nSTATE OF KARNATAKA BY\nK.T.J. NAGAR P.S.,  _ --- ._ \ufb01g\nDAVANAGERE    .   \n\n(B. BALAKRISHNA,}i(5G1?..',') \"\nAND :  \" I\n\nNAGARAJ.    7' V\n\n 'I I\nNITTUI\u20ac3ALL1;5'_~v   _ _-\nDAvANAGERE'TOIEN,'  ~ _ ...RESPONDENT\n\n THIS\" CVRIMINAL 'APPEAL IS FILED U\/S. 878(1)&amp;(3)\nCI2.;P.C'; PRAYINQTO GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAL AGAINST\n\n SHE ;JUDGMENT'\"'AND ORDER OE ACQUITTAL DATED\n\n'1?._V.3.2O09\u00abIVP\"1\u00a7.SSED BY THE SESSIONS JUDE, DAVANGERE\n\n  CRI_MINAL.. APPEAL NO. 116\/2007 M THEREBY\n~.ACQUITTINCr.; THE ACCUSED\/RESPONDENT FOR THE\n\n  DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:\n\nO.E'FENCE'f.P\/U\/S 16 OF THE BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM\n(ABOLITION) ACT, 1976 AND ETC,\n\nTHIS CRIMINAL APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS\n\n5'\n\\.\ni\n\n5\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>The learned Government Pleader  a<\/p>\n<p>memo, seeking permission to convert _\u00a5_:i1.is <\/p>\n<p>Appeai filed under Section 378_[i1}&amp;&#8217; (31&#8242;:5f%&#8217;e;\u00e9;;;*&gt;\u00a7(:.t&#8217;imama&#8221; e _ <\/p>\n<p>Criminal Revision Petition under st\u00e9cticndit39&#8242;?i <\/p>\n<p>2. Memo is piaced record. .Ind&#8217;tf1ei._1ight&#8211;~3of  L&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>memo, this Criminal appea1.Vis.__or.dere.d&#8221;toibeaieonverted<\/p>\n<p>into a Criminal Revision .Petitfion.&#8221;&#8216; if  &#8216;M <\/p>\n<p>3.   tiie  appea} is disposed<\/p>\n<p>of. of\ufb01cen  redgistevr the matter as Criminal<br \/>\nRevision ~  .    learned Government Pleader<\/p>\n<p>appearing&#8221;for.theA\u00b0a1aj5e11ar1t\u00bb~State is directed to make<\/p>\n<p> &#8211; A neeessAary..correoti&#8217;ons.<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>TUDGE<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kf ew*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court State Of Karnataka vs Nagaraj on 5 February, 2010 Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 20 BEFORE &#8216; &#8220;&#8216;F&#8221; THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE CRIMINAL APPEAL_NO,_3\/2910&#8212; {T3 &#8221; BEIWEEN: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY K.T.J. NAGAR P.S., _ &#8212; ._ \ufb01g DAVANAGERE . 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