{"id":252714,"date":"2009-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prakash-chodankar-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-20-july-2009"},"modified":"2016-05-07T17:02:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T11:32:13","slug":"prakash-chodankar-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-20-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prakash-chodankar-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-20-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"Prakash Chodankar vs State Of Karnataka on 20 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Prakash Chodankar vs State Of Karnataka on 20 July, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Jawad Rahim<\/div>\n<p id=\"p_1\">mi mg HEGH caum&#8217; op KARNATIW. .&#8217;jg.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">cmczm? BENCH AT 3:;HAm\u00a7ZAi3\u00bb &#8216;   4&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>[man was THE gem mi \u00e9Fsi:LY,T%2G\u20ac&gt;\u00e9%%  %<\/p>\n<p>BE F\ufb01f\u00e9\ufb01fg &#8216;<br \/>\nTHE; HONBLE  ggaf\ufb01vgm RAi\u00a5:1r\u00a7a<br \/>\nCRIMENAL PET1TiC}NL&#8217;.;\u00a7C\u00a775&#8217;9 5}&#8217;f2;}Q9<br \/>\nBETWEEN:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">L Prakash.  .   &#8216; V V<br \/>\nAge: 35 yea1&gt;\u00a7,&#8221;&#8217;&#8211; 5;.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">\u20ac301.32 \u00a3&#8217;\u00a3&#8217;\u00a3.1Vs&#8221;i:1r::ss,,<\/p>\n<p>R] 0: i%IiI1\u00e9_.9Wa&lt;ii\u00a7 _ &#039;V *<br \/>\nDist: B\u00a21gaum._ 2 <\/p>\n<p>2, Devizias C&#039;3i:.Qbi&amp;ank2:\u00a7rg._v &quot; &#039;<br \/>\nAge; 38 y&amp;a_rs,._ &#039; &#039;<br \/>\nOct}; Btiamess, &quot;  .\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\"> V,  , R,?~::.w:&#8217; Brahma \u00a7%Iag\u00e9.if&#8217; \u00abV<\/p>\n<p>. Dist; Bveiga1; 1i:~.:..&#8217;_  PETWQNERS<\/p>\n<p>($3:  R&#8217;\u00e9:x;{_\u00a7?..__{}}:1\u00a7\u00e9%;pa\u00e9&amp;, Ps\u00e9vacate)<\/p>\n<p>V &#8216; _AI\\\u00a7D: &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">_ e $t:3te:__of Kiagnataka by<br \/>\n ._ &#8220;xizada\ufb01azar Poiice Statakjm,<br \/>\n&#8216; .R&amp;g:_:szts=:~i11\u00a3&amp;d by the State Public Pmsectutmzg<br \/>\njj  ~:*r\u00a3ig};1 Court Building,<br \/>\nT  &#8216;~Q}:x3.1waci. .,.RESPONDE3N&#8217;I&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> &#8221; u my Sx:LP.H.Cretkh:{:1d;:, HCGP}<\/p>\n<p>_\u00a7\u00a7v<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">3<\/span><br \/>\nThis pcttitio\ufb01 is \ufb01led u\/53,438 <a href=\"\/doc\/445276\/\" id=\"a_1\">Cr.P.C<\/a>, praying to eialarga<br \/>\nthem. 012 bail in the even}: of tihetir armst in crimc N0.<br \/>\non the file cf Khade: Bazaar Pe\ufb01ce Station, Belgaum.  &#8216; \u00bb &#8216; &#8221;  &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>This ])t3fi1I.iQ}C1 coming on for erders this \u00a7 \u00e9;jf:,  V&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>made: the failowing;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">QRDERV<\/p>\n<p>Petitian is under <a href=\"\/doc\/1783708\/\" id=\"a_1\">Section 43-8<\/a> &#8220;\u00a3&#8217;.r. &#8216;s\u00e9eliiiig \u00e9iiix\u00e9\u00e9\u00e9\ufb01\u00e9n ta VV<\/p>\n<p>ikt: invesfrigatiug o\ufb01cezf ipchasg\u00e9  {f:v.estjga\ufb01on&#8221;&#8221;Vi:1 crixzae<\/p>\n<p>N0.i28f 20639 to release  event {If their<\/p>\n<p>arrest,<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">2. 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The wtitiencrs herain who warf: 3330<\/p>\n<p> V&#8217; &#8220;&#8216;V.g..-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">W<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>assurizng that the money viii} Eat: converted into Am\u00e9&#8217;:rjic*a,n<\/p>\n<p>currency with monthly mpayment of 25% of   .\u00e9u:;if,;;\ufb01i;&#8221;:\u00a3.<\/p>\n<p>izizvastedk They assured him rezferring ta xveb\ufb01it\u00e9.   <\/p>\n<p>the\/::m, he hamied over Rs.I2,0{}Oj~ i&lt;5&quot;ti12  V:\u20ac.&#039;\ufb01VI1: &quot;f}Ix}&#039;.:tIf<\/p>\n<p>same day and they showed him     <\/p>\n<p>Therca\ufb01exr they askeci him to  \ufb01ii3tom.\u00a2fs, ViV3&#039;~&#8211;.&quot;~1.  V<\/p>\n<p>to gull\ufb01aic taetics, he all ;;}c:rs;1a\u00a3\u00a5:\u00e9ti.  p\u00e9fsaxasito invmt<br \/>\nRs.12,{300\/-. Later he  .&#039;V&quot;\u00a7\u00a73\u00bb\u00abV.Vp:0mise halti by<\/p>\n<p>petitioners of 2S%x&#039;&#8211;I$etur11&quot;&#039;\u20ac-Lv\u00e9fy &#039;falsis. They also<\/p>\n<p>made f1&#039;vi\u00a73II1E$\u20acf}&#039;\u00a3?f3Sv&#039;~Si{7f.:&quot;i1&#039;!f;  &#039;Snare was no ;}ossibi}\u00e9ty cnf<\/p>\n<p>cantacting   Ccmgaany, who ha\ufb01 \ufb02oatad &#039;\u00a31316<\/p>\n<p>_ 1K?f33:}Sl:it&#039;f_i.. 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Uncioubtedly the   I&lt;3\u20ac::\u00e93:\u00bb;\u00bb\u00ab&#039;.:\u00a73v&#039;}\u00a7iZi;:mitt6(1 through<br \/>\nLT. t\u20acch:1olog:.; T&#039;.33:;\u00a2;j*ef01::,  q:z41{?3&#039;s;f;f;&lt;31;)?.__\u00a7%%i};1 best, apart {mm<br \/>\n&lt;:3\ufb01&#039;\u20ac::r::&lt;;t:=:si_: 11z:1_(1_\u00a7:;1A*&#039;TvL&#039;$eg;\u00a7_1ivA1&#039;%3 ;:1s.&lt; }f%a*I\u00a7v\u00a7 arid 420 <a href=\"\/doc\/1569253\/\" id=\"a_2\">I.P.C<\/a>., whether the<br \/>\ngrevisien\u00e9;   \ufb02\u00e9zi  \u00e9ibf\ufb01ct\u00e9\u00e9.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\"> &#8221; Th\u00bb: mxf\u00e9s\ufb01gaiion official&#8221; is at ini\ufb01al Siag\u00e9 of<\/p>\n<p>  ii:va\u00absfiga{iZ}\u00a71;  undsuhieciiy int\ufb01rrogatian sf pstitioixers \u00a35<\/p>\n<p>&amp;:.$@:::i\u00e9i&#8221; {ha brain beshind such high Emmi scam. 55:?<\/p>\n<p> this j&#8217;i:2,:1ct_::;&#8217;e.? ?gfa:3: 0f \u00a7\u00a7E&#8217;\u20aci\u20ac3&#8242;-&#8216;f\u00a7G.&#8221;\u00a3}. ta patgitiomirs wha am siats\ufb01 ta<\/p>\n<p> be: facing-&lt;:i*.:a1&quot;g\u20ac it: wvam\u00e9 a\ufb02mr cases zww under izxvesiiga\u00e9ien<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab  is  1:0 jeapar\ufb01ise 1:113 iavestigatien itself and enable ih\ufb01<\/p>\n<p>   ggtifioners ta secret me widanc\ufb01 also.<\/p>\n<p>w<\/p>\n<p>I am th\ufb01refere Satis\ufb01ed {km 113 gfr&lt;:::;n\u20ac\u00a5$&quot;\u00a7:3&#039;e&#8211; .\ufb012ei31\u20ac\u00a7.E 1:;-.s,:ii_f\u00a35&quot;&#039;<\/p>\n<p>ex\u00e9rci\u00e9z\ufb01 \ufb01i$crct3L011 uadm&quot; Secztiozl 433 3tL\u00a7?f :{:Li&quot;l&#8211;I.D.<\/p>\n<p>z\ufb01jm\u00e9ted.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">  Sd\/J<br \/>\nJUDGE<\/p>\n<p>Eta&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Prakash Chodankar vs State Of Karnataka on 20 July, 2009 Author: Jawad Rahim mi mg HEGH caum&#8217; op KARNATIW. .&#8217;jg. cmczm? 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