Lakkappa S/O Laxman Betageri v. the State of Karnataka
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Quashing petition (S.528 BNSS / S.482 Cr.P.C.) DISMISSED; recruitment-exam impersonation - Police Constable impersonated actual candidate in Special Constable KSRP written exam held 22.11.2020 at K.L.E. Engineering College, Gokul road, Hubballi; fraudulent Aadhaar cards, photo editing by studio owner, soliciting failed candidates; cheating S.415 IPC punishable u/s 420; forgery Ss.465, 468 IPC; abetment S.109, conspiracy S.120B r/w S.34 IPC; prima facie case made out; examination malpractice to be viewed seriously; precedents: Delhi Race Club (1940) Ltd. v. State of U.P. (2024) 10 SCC 690; Nidhi Kaim v. State of M.P. (2016) 7 SCC 615; Harmanpreet Singh Ahluwalia v. State of Punjab (2009) 7 SCC 712 (referred within quoted passage); C.C.No.1473/2023 JMFC III Court Hubballi; Crime No.61/2020 Gokul Road PS; charge sheet dt.15.12.2022 (No.01/2022); petitioner Lakkappa s/o Laxman Betageri (student, Raibagh, Belagavi); State of Karnataka by Addl. SPP; counsel Mahesh Wodeyar (petitioner), Girija S. Hiremath HCGP (State); Judge S. Vishwajith Shetty; High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; decided 04-09-2025; NC: 2025:KHC-D:11355.