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ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) เඒಯಕ, 2025

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ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961ඝ౬ ಮತ౨๠ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ಡฤ ಒಂൿ

เඒಯಕ.

ಇย౵

ಇඝ౬෨ಂං

ಉഴಬฆವ

ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ

ಕකბಟಕ

ಜರเർರರ

ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1962ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 13)ඝ౬ ಮತ౨๠ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴโൿ

෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ ;

ಇൿ

ූರತ

ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ

ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ

ವಷბದย౵

ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲

เඋನ෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ

ಜರเർರರ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಇൿ ಈ ಁಡว ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 3ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1962ರ

ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 13)ರ (ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಕฉಯมಜං)

3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ เವರൕ-2ರย౵ “ಐൿ ವಷბಗಳ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಎರഴ ವಷბಗಳ”

ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

3. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 15ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 15ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪ-

ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ “ಐൿ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಐൿ ಲౘ

งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

4. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 16ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 16ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵,-

¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ

Part – IVA

2025

1946)

BENGALURU, WEDNESDAY, 05, MARCH, 2025

PHALGUNA , 14, SHAKAVARSHA, 1946)

. 129

No. 129

(ಎ) (7)ඡ ಘಡದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“(8) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವคಂದ ಹಣ ವ๰มൟಛಜ ಆತකಗย ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಏ೬ಂಟರ

෩ಲಕ฿ಗย ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸ౲คಂർಗย ෴โඃ ಇತರ ಬಲ๋ತದ ಕ౳ಮವඝ౬

ಬಳಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಮൡ౨ ಬಲ๋ತ ವ๰มൟಯ ෴โඃ ಸ౷งಪ౽ౙಜ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉಪීಧಗಳല

ඈಡචಡ

ຄൕ෴ಗತಕౙൿ౪

๻ಟ

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

෬ฉಡ

ಉಪීඌಸมඈ൤

ಅಂಥ

ಜರเർರನ

ඣೕಂದ൐ಯඝ౬

ಅ෥ನൡ౨ಪലಸฤ

ಅಥ฿

ರൿ౪ಪലಸฤ ඣೕಂದ൐ ඩ౳ඌ౽ค෷ ಅඌ౽ರโಳ౶ವකಜರತಕౙൿ౪.

เವರൕ: ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ, ಜರเർರನ ෩ಲಕ ಜರเ ಇಟౣವರ เฆದ౫ದ

“ಬಲ๋ತದ ಕ౳ಮ”โ ಈ ෨ಂൽನโಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತำ౶โൿ, ಎಂದฉ:-

(i) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವನඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ/ಆಃಯ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸ౲คಡ ಒತ౨ಡವඝ౬ ๻ಀโൿ

ಅಥ฿ ತഷ෽ഴ౥โൿ ಅಥ฿ ๼ಂ๲ಯඝ౬ ಬಳ๯โൿ ಅಥ฿ ಅವ෥ඛ๯โൿ ಅಥ฿

෍ದค๯โൿ, ಅಥ฿

(ii) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವನඝ౬, ಆತನ/ಆಃಯ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸ౲ರඝ౬ ಸ౩ಳൽಂದ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ ඛฏತರ฿ಜ

๼ಂ෇ย๯โൿ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ/ಆಃಯ ಒഷತನದ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳಃಯย౵ನ ෴โඃ ಸ౷ൟ౨ಡ

ಮಧ౲ಪ౳ๆ๏๯โൿ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ/ಆಃ෵ಂದ ౾ൡ౨ಆำ౶โൿ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಅಂಥ ಸ౷ൟ౨ನ

ಬಳಃಡ ಅല౥ಪല๯โൿ, ಅಥ฿

(iii) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඝ ฿ಸ฿ಜฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಃಲಸ ෥ഴൟ౨ฆವ ಅಥ฿ ವ౲ವ๻ರ

ನഷ๯ൟ౨ฆವ ಮච ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ ಬಲ๋ತದ ಕ౳ಮವඝ౬ ಅತำ౶ವ ಉං౪ೕಶൽಂದ ಆಛಗ

ෝഔ ඛೕഴโൿ ಅಥ฿ ෝഔ෴ಞ๋൤ ෥ഴโൿ, ಅಥ฿

(iv) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඛಡ ಹಣ ඩವൟಛಜ ಬಲ๋ತದ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝ೉ತ ಪ౳ූವವඝ౬ ಬಳ๭

෥ൡಕ൤ಡ/ಒ൞౨෵๯โದಃౙ ಌಸಜ ಅಥ฿ ຄರಞൟ౨ಡ ಅಥ฿ ෇ಹ౲ ಏ೬ඛ౺ಗಳ, ౾౳෦ನฯ

๼ನ౬ว෷ಳ౶ವರ ๳ๅಯඝ౬ ಬಳ๯โൿ, ಅಥ฿

(v) ಸ౽ბರದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბಕ౳ಮದലಯย౵ ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඛಡ ಪ౳෽ೕಜನದ

ಹಀౙಗำಳ౶ ෴โඃ ದ๬౨ๆಜඝ౬ ๬ಲಛರඛಂದ ಬಲ๋ತ฿ಜ ಪഷ෷โൿ.”

(෈) “ಆฆ ൟಂಗำಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಹൡ౨ ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ

ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪;

(๭)

“ಒಂൿ

๬เರ

งඩ෵ಗัಡ”

ಎಂಬ

ಪದಗಳ

ಬದยಡ

“ಐൿ

ಲౘ

งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

(ല) ಪฏൡಕವඝ౬ ෈ഖౣ෈ಡತಕౙൿ౪.

5. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 16ಎ-ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- (1) ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 16ಎ ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ನ (2)ඡ

ಉಪ-ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵,-

(ಎ) “ಆฆ ൟಂಗำಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಹൡ౨ ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ

ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪;

(෈)

“ಒಂൿ

๬เರ งඩ෵ಗัಡ”

ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಐൿ ಲౘ

งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

(๭) ಪฏൡಕದย౵,-

(i) “ಒಂൿ ൟಂಗัಜಂತ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “෩ฆ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ” ಎಂಬ

ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

(ii) “ಐൿ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗัಜಂತ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಎರഴ ಲౘ งඩ෵ಗัಜಂತ”

ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

6. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 18ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 18ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵,-

(ಎ) (1)ඡ ಉಪ-ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵,-

(i) “ಐವൡ౨ งඩ෵ಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “෩ฆ ಲౘ งඩ෵ಗัಡ”

ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

(ii) “ಒಂൿ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಐൿ ಲౘ งඩ෵ಗัಡ”

ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

(෈) (2)ඡ ಉಪ-ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ “ಹൡ౨ งඩ෵ಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಎರഴ

ಲౘ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

7. 18ಎ, 18෈ ಮൡ౨ 18๭ ຄಸ ಪ౳ಕರಣಗಳ ๳ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 18ඡ

ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ຄಸ ಪ౳ಕರಣಗಳඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“18-ಎ.

ಒಂ්ി౺ಪಸბඨ

෩ಲಕ

เ฿ದಗಳ

ಇತ౲ಥბಪല๯เಃ.-

เ฿ದಗಳඝ౬ ಇತ౲ಥბಪല๯โದ౽ౙಜ, ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඝ ಮൡ౨ ಜರเർರನ ನഴๅ

ಮಧ౲ಸ౩ಛರකಜ

౽ಯბඛವბ๼ಸฤ

ಸ౽ბರโ

ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ

෩ಲಕ

ಒಂ්ി౺ ಪಸბඨ ನඝ౬ ඡಮಕ ෥ಡತಕౙൿ౪. ಇತ౲ಥბ ಮൡ౨ ಮಧ౲๭౩ಃಯ ౽ಯბเඋನ

ಮൡ౨ ෥ಗბ๰೉ಗำ ඛಯ෦ಸಬ๾ർಂಥ เඋನದย౵ರತಕౙൿ౪.

18-෈. ಀಂൿಆರ൤ಗಳ ඛ฿ರ൏ ๆൽಃ.- ಸ౽ბರโ ๰ಕ౨฿ದ ಀಂൿಆರ൤

ඛ฿ರ൏

౽ಯბವ౲ವ๲౩ಯඝ౬

๬౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಀಂൿಆರ൤

ඛ฿ರ൏

౽ಯბವ౲ವ๲౩ಯ

౽ಯბเඋನ

ಮൡ౨

෥ಗბ๰೉ಗำ

ඛಯ෦ಸಬ๾ർಂಥ

เඋನದย౵ರತಕౙൿ౪.

18-๭. ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ ಅඌ౽ค.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಮൡ౨ ಕකბಟಕ

෦ൟ෦ೕคದ ಬല౥ เඌ๯เಃ ඛ๤ಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2004 (2004ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ

14)ರ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷ ಉಲ౵ಂಫ๭ದฉ, ಉർಯ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿

ಛ౳෦ೕ൏෗ไൽ౫ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ಮ๼ะ ಮൡ౨ ಮಕౙಳ

ಅ෗ไൽ౫ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ಸ෥ಜ ಕม౲ಣ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ಅಲ౭๸ಌ౲ತರ ಕม౲ಣ

ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ්ಡಕഖౣ ಕม౲ಣ ಇมಒ ๼ಂൿัದ ವಗბಗಳ ಅ෗ไൽ౫ ಇมಒಯ

ಟ౳භ ෈ ಅඌ౽ค෷ ๸ීಧಪಟౣ ค೧๬ౣიฑ , ಸ๻ಯಕ ค೧๬ౣიฑ ಅಥ฿ ಈ ಀคൡ

ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ ෴ช ಅඌ౽คಡ ವರൽ ෥ಡತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ค೧๬ౣიฑ , ಸ๻ಯಕ ค೧๬ౣიฑ ಅಥ฿ ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ ಅඌ౽ค෷ ಆತನ

ಸ౷ಂತ ಪ౳๬౨ವ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪ-ಪ౳ಕರಣ (1)ರย౵ ಉว౵ೕ಍๭ದ ಅඌ౽คಗำ ಸย౵๭ದ ವರൽಯ

෬ฉಡ , ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳല ಕ౳ಮವඝ౬ ಅತಳ౶ತಕౙൿ౪.

ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ

ษ๲ඝ౺෷ಕ౨ ಜರเർರ ಮൡ౨ ษ๲ඝ౺ರ๼ತ ಜರเർರฆ ඛೕഴವ ൿ෇ค ಬല౥ ದರಗಳ

ಅඝ೉ತ ൧ಂದฉ ಮൡ౨ ಬಲ๋ತದ ವ๰มൟ เඋನಗัಂದ ಆ൮ბಕ฿ಜ ൿಬბಲ ಞಂඬಗำ

ಮൡ౨ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳඝ౬ ರ౾౹๯โದ౽ౙಜ, ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961(1962ರ ಕකბಟಕ

ಅඌඛಯಮ 13)ඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴโൿ ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗ൐๭ං.

ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.

ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

ಪ౳๬౨เತ ๎ಸකತ౱ಕ ಕ౳ಮൽಂർಜ ෴โඃ ກ೉౞ನ ๅಚ౞โ ಉಂഓಞโൽಲ౵.

ಪ౳൞౲෽ೕ೧ತ ๎ಸನ ರಚකඌ౽ರದ ಀคൡ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

ಘಡ 7

(1)

ಈ

ಘಡದ

෩ಲಕ

๳คಸฤ

ಪ౳๬౨ඪ๭ฆವ

18ಎ

ಪ౳ಕರಣโ

ಒಂ්ി౺ ಪಸბඨನ ෩ಲಕ ಇತ౲ಥბ ಮൡ౨ ಮಧ౲๭౩ಃಯ เඋನ౽ౙಜನ

౽ಯბเඋನ ಮൡ౨ ෥ಗბ๰೉ಗಳඝ౬ ඛಯಮಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ඛಯ෦ಸฤ

ಸ౽ბರಃౙ ಅඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ඛೕഴತ౨ං.

(2) ಈ ಘಡದ ෩ಲಕ ๳คಸฤ ಪ౳๬౨ඪ๭ฆವ 18෈ ಪ౳ಕರಣโ ಀಂൿಆರ൤

ඛ฿ರ൏

ๆൽಃಯ

ಀಂൿಆರ൤

ඛ฿ರ൏

౽ಯბವ౲ವ๲౩ಛಜನ

౽ಯბเඋನ ಮൡ౨ ෥ಗბ ๰೉ಗಳඝ౬ ඛಯಮಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ඛಯ෦ಸฤ

ಸ౽ბರಃౙ ಅඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ඛೕഴತ౨ං.

ಪ౳๬౨เತ ๎ಸನ ರಚකඌ౽ರದ ಪ౳൞౲෽ೕಜච෷ ฿ലಃಯ ಸ౷งಪർ౪ಜං.

౽౲ತ౺ಂದ౳ ಎඨ. ฃಜಣ౧

ಂ๞ ෥ฆಕങౣಯඝ౬ ຄರൡಪല๭

ಸಹ౽ರ ෱ൟ౳

JA.PÉ. «±Á¯ÁQë

PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð

PÀ£ÁðlPÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉ

ಅඝීಧ

ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961ರ (1962ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 13) ಉದ౫ೃತ ූಗ

XXX

3. ಜರเർರඝ ษ๲ನ౺ඝ౬ ಪഷಯತಕౙൿ౪.- ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷, ෴โඃ

ಪ౳ඃಶದย౵ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗำ ೦คಡ ಬฆ๋ಥ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಆฆ

ൟಂಗำಗำ ෨౽౨ಯ฿ದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಡ ಜರเർರನ ษ๲ನ౺ඝ౬

ಪഷൿಆಂലದ౪ ຄರൡ ಅಂಥ ಪ౳ඃಶದย౵ ෴โඃ ಸ౩ಳದย౵ ಜರเർರචಂൿ

ವ౲ವ๻ರವඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1985ರ ඩ౳ฏಭದ

ತฆ฿ಯ 4ಎ ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ ಉಪීඌ๭ඈ൤ ಭದ౳൞ ഩವ൐ಯඝ౬ ๸ർಯ ෥ലದ

෬ว ຄರൡ ನഷಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಅಥ฿ ನഷ๯โದඝ౬ ෨ಂൿವคಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

เವರൕ1.- ಅඃ ಪಟౣಣದย౵෻ ಆಗย ಅಥ฿ ಛ౳ಮದย౵෻ ಆಗย ಅಥ฿ ෎ฉ

෎ฉ ಪಟౣಣಗಳย౵ ಮൡ౨ ಛ౳ಮಗಳย౵෻ ಆಗย ಒಂದ౾ౙಂತ ກೋ౞ ಅಂಗലಯඝ౬ ಅಥ฿

ವ౲ವ๻ರದ ಸ౩ಳವඝ౬ ಜರเർರඝ ຄಂൽದ౪ฉ ಅವඝ ಅಂಥ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಅಂಗലಡ

ಅಥ฿

ವ౲ವ๻ರದ

ಸ౩ಳಃౙ

๸ීඌ๭ඈ൤

ಪ౳൤౲ೕಕ

ಜರเർರನ

ษ๲ನ౺ඝ౬

ಪഷಯತಕౙൿ౪.

เವರൕ2.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಡ ෱೪ฆ ෥ലದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಜರเർರನ

ษ๲ඝ౺, ಐൿ ವಷბಗಳ ಅವඌಯವฉಡ ๭ಂඎ฿ಜರತಕౙൿ౪ ಆದฉ, ಅದඝ౬ ಅವඌ෵ಂದ

ಅವඌಡ ನเೕಕคಸಬ๾ൿ.

XXX

15.

ಜರเർರඝ

วಕౙಪತ౳ಗಳย౵

ඛൽბಷౣಪല๯โದ౾ౙಂತ

ಕല෫

෮ಬಲಗඝ౬ ๬ಲ ಆഴโൿ ಅಥ฿ ກ೉౞ನ ಬല౥ಯඝ౬ ๭౷ೕಕค๯โൿ

ඈಡඛೕಯ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.- (1) ಜರเ ೉ೕഔಯย౵ ಅಥ฿ ಅವನ วಕౙಪತ౳ದย౵ ಅಥ฿

ค೧ಸౣฆಗಳย౵ ൧ೕค๭ฆโದ౾ౙಂತ ಕല෫ ෮ಬಲಗඝ౬ ฿ಸ౨ವ฿ಜ ๬ಲ฿ಜ ಆഴವ,

ಅಥ฿

ಜರเ

೉ೕഔಯย౵

ಅಥ฿

ಅವನ

วಕౙಗಳย౵

ಅಥ฿

ค೧ಸౣฆಗಳย౵

൧ೕค๭ฆโದ౾ౙಂತ ກ೉౞ನ ದರದย౵ ಬല౥ಯඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ๅಚ౞ವඝ౬

൤ಡൿಆำ౶ವ ಅಥ฿ ๭౷ೕಕค๯ವ ෴ช ಜರเർರඝ, ಅಪฃಧโ ඛಣბಯ฿ದ ෬ว

ಐൿ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗัಡ เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪.

XXX

16. ಜರเർರನ ಃಲโ ಇತರ ౽ಯბಗำ ඈಡඛೕಯ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.- (1)

ಹൽකฤౙ

ವಷბಗัಜಂತ

ಕല෫

ವಯ๭౺ನವචಂൿ

ಅಥ฿

ಮ൤౨ೕคฆโർಜ

ಉഴಬฆವ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෵ಂದ ಜರเ෴ಜ ವ๯౨ವඝ౬ ൤ಡൿಆಳ౶ವ; ಅಥ฿

(2) ಇඣ౬ಬ౯ ಜರเർರඝ ಆಟౣ ಜರเ ೉ೕഔಯඝ౬ ಜರเಯย౵ ಅಥ฿

เඛಮಯದย౵ ಖคೕൽ๯ವ ಅಥ฿ ൤ಡൿಆำ౶ವ; ಅಥ฿

(3) ಜರเಯย౵ ಒ൤౨ಗಳඝ౬ ൤ಡൿಆಳ౶ฤ ಹൽකฆ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫

ವಯ๭౺ನ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨ಯඝ౬ ඛ෽ೕ೧๭ಆำ౶ವ; ಅಥ฿

(4) ෴โඃ ಒ൤౨ಯඝ౬ ಅൿ ಅವನย౵ ಜರเ ಇർ౪ಗ ಬ๼ฏಗ ಹฃ೧ನย౵

ຄರൡ, ෴โඃ චಪದย౵ ಖคೕൽ ෥ഴವ; ಅಥ฿

(5) ෴โඃ ಒ൤౨ಯඝ౬ ಅൿ ಅವನย౵ ಜರเ ಇർ౪ಗ ಅದඝ౬ ൞ඡ ಖคೕൽ๯ವ

ඁ๞ౣ෵ಂದ ෈ഴಗഷ ෥ಡฤ ಅವ౽ಶ ෥ലಆഴವ; ಅಥ฿

(6) ෈ല๭ಆำ౶ವ ౽ಲඅಳಡ ಅದರ ಖคೕൽಛಜ, ෥ฃಟ౽ౙಜ ಅಥ฿ เวಛಜ

ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ವ๯౨ವඝ౬ ಜರเ ಇഴವ ಅಥ฿ ಜರเ ಇಡฤ ಆೕฆವ ෴ช

ವ౲౾౨෽ಂൽಡ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ಒഷಯඣಂൽಡ ෴โඃ ಕฃರඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಒಪ౭ಂದವඝ౬

෥ലಆำ౶ವ; ಅಥ฿

(7) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ෬ฉಡ ಅඌಂತತัಸมඈಥ ౽ಲದย౵

ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ คೕൟಯย౵ ຄರൡ, ಅವನย౵ ಜರเ ಇಟౣ ෴โඃ ಒ൤౨ಯඝ౬ ෥ฃಟ

෥ഴವ,

ಆඋರ

෥ഴವ,

ಜರเ

ಇഴವ

ಅನ౲൭

เว

෥ഴವŠಅಪฃಧโ

ඛಣბಯ฿ದ ෬ว ಆฆ ൟಂಗำಗัಡ เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ ಅಥ฿

ಒಂൿ

๬เರ

งඩ෵ಗัಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ

೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ

ಅಥ฿

ಅๅರಡคಂದล ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪:

ಪฏൡ, (7)ඡ ಘಡದย౵ ಉว౵ೕ಍๭ದ ౽ಯბ౽ౙಜ ౽ฃ฿ಸದ ಅವඌ෷ ಒಂൿ

ൟಂಗัಜAತ ಕല෫෵ರತಕౙൿ౪ಲ౵ ಮൡ౨ ೩ม౱ච෷ ಐൿ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗัಜಂತ

ಕല෫෵ರತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

XXX

16ಎ. ಜರเർರඝ ಒ൤౨ಗಳඝ౬ ෈ല๭ಆಳ౶ತಕౙൿ౪.-

XXX

(2) ๻ಡ ෈ല๭ಆಳ౶ฤ ತඬ౭ವ ෴ช ಜರเർರඝ ಅಪฃಧ ඛಣბಯ฿ದ ෬ว

ಆฆ

ൟಂಗำಗัಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ

౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ

ಮൡ౨

ಒಂൿ

๬เರ

งඩ෵ಗัಡ เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪:

ಪฏൡ, ౽ฃ฿ಸದ ಅವඌ෷ ಒಂൿ ൟಂಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫෵ರತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಮൡ౨

೩ม౱ච෷ ಐൿ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫෵ರತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

XXX

18.

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉಲ౵ಂಘචಛಜ

๬෥ನ౲

ඈಡච,

ಇ൞౲ൽ.-

(1)ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ෬ฉಡ ರ೉๭ದ ෴โඃ ඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬

ಅಥ฿ ෱೪ฆ ෥ലದ ษ๲ඛ౺ನ ෴โඃ ඛීಧචಗಳඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಷರൡ౨ಗಳඝ౬

ಉಲ౵ಂಫ๯ವ ෴ช ಆಗย, ಅಂಥ ಉಲ౵ಂಘචಛಜ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ෎ฉ ಕഷ ෴โඃ

ಇತರ ඈಡචಯඝ౬ ಉಪීඌಸൽದ౪ฉ, ಅಪฃಧโ ඛಣბಯ฿ದ ෬ว ಐವൡ౨

งඩ෵ಗัಡ เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ವ౲౾౨෷ ಈ ๼ಂං ಈ

ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ಆಗย ಅಥ฿ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ಒಳತಂಡ ෴โඃ ಇತರ

ಉಪීಧದ ෬ฉಡ ಆಗย ಅಪฃඌ ಎಂൿ ඛ൐ೕბತකಜದ౪ฉ ಒಂൿ ඞฆ งඩ෵ಗัಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪.

(2)3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಉಲ౵ಂಫ๭ ಜರเർರನ ವ౲ವ๻ರವඝ౬

ನഷ๯ൟ౨ฆವ ಅಥ฿ ನഷ๯โದඝ౬ ෨ಂൿವฉ๯ൟ౨ฆವ ಅಪฃಧದ ಅಪฃඌ෺ಂൿ

ඛ൐ೕბತකದ ತฆ฿ಯ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷ ಅඃ ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬ ಅඃ ವಷბದย౵

෥ഴโದඝ౬ ෨ಂൿವฉ๭ದฉ (1)ඡ ಉಪಪ౳ಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ಅವඝ ෴ವ ೩ม౱චಡ

ಞค෴ಜฆವඣೕ ಆ ೩ม౱චಯ ೯൤ಡ, ๻ಡ ಅಪฃಧ ෥ഴโದඝ౬ ಅವඝ

෨ಂൿವค๯๋ಥ ಅವඌಯย౵ ಅಪฃಧ ඛಣბಯದ ๼ಂൽನ ൽකಂಕದ ತฆ฿ಯ

ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ

ൽವಸ౽ౙಜ

ಹൡ౨

งඩ෵ಗัಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർඈಥ

ಮತ౨๠ౣ

೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪.

XXX

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

SIXTH SESSION

THE KARNATAKA PAWN BROKERS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2025

(LA Bill No. 02 of 2025)

A Bill further to amend the Karnataka Pawn Brokers Act, 1961.

Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Pawn Brokers Act,

1961. (Karnataka Act No 13 of 1962) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy sixth year of

the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the

Karnataka Pawn Brokers (Amendment) Act, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 3.- In the Karnataka Pawn Brokers Act,1961

(Karnataka Act No 13 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in

section 3, in the explanation-2 for the words “five years” the words “two years” shall

be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 15.- In the Principal Act , in section 15, in sub-

section (1) for the words "five hundred rupees", the words "five lakh rupees” shall

be substituted.

4. Amendment of section 16.- In section 16 of the principal Act,

(a) after clause (7) the following shall be inserted, namely,-

“(8) shall not use any coercive action either by himself or by his agents or

family member for recovery of money from the pawner and any form of coercive

recovery shall be liable for punishment under the provisions of this Act and

empower the Registering Authority to suspend or cancel the Registration of such

pawn broker as provided under the provisions of this Act.

Explanation: For the purposes of this section, "coercive Action" by a pawn

broker against the pawner include the following, namely:-

(i)

exerting pressure or obstructing or using violence to or insulting or

intimidating the pawner or his/her family members, or

(ii)

persistently following the pawner, his/her family member from place

to place or interfering with any property owned or used by him/her or

depriving him/her of, or hindering him/her in the use of any such

property, or

(iii) frequenting the house or other place where the pawner resides or

works, or carries on business, or happens to be, with an intension of

taking coercive action, or

(iv) using the service of private or outsource or external agencies, criminal

background to negotiate/urging the pawner to make payment using

coercive and undue influence, or

(v)

Seeking to take forcibly any document from the pawner which entitles

the pawner to a benefit under any Government programme.”

(b) for the words "six months", the words "ten years", shall be substituted;

be substituted; and

(d) the proviso shall be omitted.

5. Amendment of section 16A.- In section 16A of the principal Act, in sub-

section (2),-

(a) for the words "six months", the words "ten years", shall be substituted;

(b) for the words "rupees one thousand", the words "rupees five lakh",

shall be substituted; and

(i) for the words "one month", the words "three years", shall be

substituted; and

(ii) for the words "rupees five hundred", the words "rupees two lakh",

shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of section 18.- In section 18 of the principal Act,-

(a) in sub-section (1),-

(i) for the words "fifty rupees", the words "three lakh rupees", shall be

substituted; and

(ii) for the words "one hundred rupees", the words "five lakh rupees",

shall be substituted.

(b) in sub-section (2), for the words "ten rupees", the words "two lakh

rupees", shall be substituted.

7. Insertion of new sections 18A, 18B and 18C.-After section 18 of the

principal Act, the following new sections shall be inserted, namely,-

“18-A. Settlement of disputes by Ombudsperson.- The Government shall

by notification appoint an Ombudsperson who can act as mediator between the

pawner or pawn-broker, for settling the disputes. The procedure and guidelines for

the settlement and mediation shall be in the manner as may be prescribed.

18-B. Grievances redressal forum.-The Government shall establish suitable

grievance mechanism. The procedure and guidelines for grievance mechanism

shall be in the manner as may be prescribed.

18-C. Authorized Officer.- (1) The Group-B Officer of Revenue Department

or Rural Development and Panchayath Raj Department or Urban Development

Department or Town Planning Department or Woman and Child Development

Department or Social Welfare Department or Minority Welfare Department or Tribal

Welfare Department or Backward Classes Welfare Department shall report if any

person is in contravention of the provisions of this Act and the Karnataka

Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act 2004 (Karnataka Act No 14 of 2004)

to the concerned Registrar, Assistant Registrar or any Officer authorized by the

State Government in this behalf.

(2) The Registrar, the Assistant Registrar or any Officer authorized may on

his own motion or on the report submitted by the Officers referred in sub-section

(1), shall take action under the provisions of this Act.”

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Pawn Brokers Act, 1961

(Karnataka Act No 13 of 1962) to protect economically vulnerable groups and

individuals from the undue hardship usurious interests rates and coercive means

of recovery by licensed money lender and unlicensed money lender.

Hence, the Bill.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed measure.

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Clause 7:

(1) Section 18-A proposes to be inserted by this clause empowers

the Government to prescribe by rules the procedure and

guidelines for the settlement and the manner of mediation by

the Ombudsperson.

(2) Section 18-B proposes to be inserted by this clause empowers

the Government to prescribe by rules the procedure and

guidelines for grievances mechanism of the grievances

redressal forum.

The proposed delegation of Legislative power is normal in character.

KYATHASANDRA N.RAJANNA

Minister for Co-operation

excluding Agriculture Marketing

M.K. VISHALAKSHI

Secretary

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

ANNEXURE

EXTRACT FROM THE KARNATAKA PAWN BROKERS ACT, 1961

(KARNATAKA ACT 13 OF 1962)

XXX XXX XXX

3. Pawn-broker to obtain licence.- No person shall, after the expiry of six

months from the date on which the provisions of this Act come into force in any

area, carry on or continue to carry on business as a pawnbroker at any place in

such area, unless he has obtained a pawn-broker’s licence under this Act and after

the commencement of the Karnataka Pawn Brokers (Amendment) Act, 1985, except

on payment of security deposit as provided in section 4A.

Explanation 1.- Where a pawnbroker has more than one shop or place of

business, whether in the same town or village or in different towns and villages he

shall obtain a separate pawnbroker’s licence in respect of each such shop or place

of business.

Explanation 2.- Every pawn-broker’s licence granted under this Act shall be

valid for a term of five years, but may be renewed from term to term.

XXX XXX XXX

15. Pawnbroker advancing smaller amount or receiving higher interest

than that specified in accounts to be punishable.- (1) Any pawnbroker who

actually advances an amount less than that shown in the pawn-ticket or in his

accounts or registers or who takes or receives interest or any other charge at a rate

higher than that shown in the pawn-ticket or in his accounts or registers shall, on

conviction be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

XXX XXX XXX

16. Certain other acts of pawnbrokers to be punishable.- A pawnbroker

who,-

(1) takes an article in pawn from any person appearing to be under the age of

fourteen years or to be intoxicated

(2) purchases or takes in pawn or exchange a pawn-ticket issued by another

pawnbroker

(3) employs any person under the age of sixteen years to take pledges in pawn

(4) under any pretence purchases, except at a public auction, any pledge while in

pawn with him

(5) suffers any pledge while in pawn with him to be redeemed with a view to his

purchasing it

(6) makes any contract or agreement with any person pawning or offering to pawn

any article, or with the owner thereof, for the purchase, sale, or disposition

thereof within the time of redemption; or

(7) sells hypothecates, pawns or otherwise disposes of any pledge pawned with him

except at such time and in such manner as is authorised by or under the Act

shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may

extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with

both

Provided that for an act referred to in clause (7), the term of imprisonment

shall not be less than one month and the fine shall not be less than five hundred

rupees.

XXX XXX XXX

16A. Pawnbroker to redeem pledges.-

XXX XXX XXX

(2) Any pawnbroker who fails to so redeem shall, on conviction, be punished

with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and with fine which

may extend to rupees one thousand:

Provided that the term of imprisonment shall not be less than one month

and the fine shall not be less than rupees five hundred.

XXX XXX XXX

18. General penalty for contravention of Act, etc.- (1) Whoever

contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or of any terms or

conditions of a licence made or granted thereunder shall, if no other penalty is

elsewhere provided in this Act for such contravention, on conviction be punished

with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and, if such person has been previously

convicted whether under this section or any other provision contained in this Act,

with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

(2) Any person who after having been convicted of the offence of carrying on,

or continuing to carry on the business of pawnbroker in contravention of the

provisions of section 3, continues to commit the same offence in the same year,

shall in addition to the fine to which he is liable under sub-section (1), be punished

with a further fine which may extend to ten rupees for each day after the previous

date of conviction during which he continues so to offend.

XXX XXX XXX

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Date: 2025.03.06 17:17:42 +05'30'