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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
NO: DPAL 07 SHASANA 2025, BENGALURU, DATED: 25.03.2025
The Karnataka Pawn Brokers (Amendment) Bill, 2025 ಇದಃౙ 2025ರ ೖბ
ൟಂಗಳ 24ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡ අฉൟൿ౪, ನ ൟำವัಃಛಜ
ಇದඝ౬ 2025ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 18 ಎಂ්ർಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ
ฃಜಪൟಃ (ූಗ-IV) ಯย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 18 OF 2025
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 25th day of March,
2025)
THE KARNATAKA PAWN BROKERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 24th day of March, 2025)
An Act 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
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section 3, in the explanation-2 for the words “five years” the words “three 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;
(c) for the words "one thousand rupees", the words "five lakh rupees", shall
be substituted; and
(d) the proviso shall be omitted.
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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
(c) in the proviso,-
(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
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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.”
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
G. SRIDHAR
Secretary to Government
Department of Parliamentary
Affairs and Legislation
ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 07 ๎ಸನ 2025, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ: 25.03.2025.
The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act, 2022 (Karnataka
Act No. 13 of 2023)ರ ಪಕರಣ 6 ಅലಯย ฃಜඩಲคಂದ ಅඌಂತತัದ the
Karnataka Pawn Brokers (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Karnataka Act No. 18 of 2025)
ರ ූಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ಕನ౬ಡ ಪಠๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ฃಜಪൟಃ
(ූಗ-IV) ಯย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
2025ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 18
(2025 ರ ೖბ ൟಂಗಳ 25ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย ෮ದฤ
ಪಕಟ฿ಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025
(2025 ರ ೖბ ൟಂಗಳ 24ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲคಂದ ಒඪ౭ಡಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ ಒಂൿ
ಅඌඛಯಮ.
ಇย
ಇඝ౬෨ಂං
ಉഴಬฆವ
ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ
ಕකბಟಕ
ಜರเർರರ
ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1962ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 13)ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ
ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ ;
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ಇൿ
ූರತ
ಗಣฃಜದ
ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ
ವಷბದย
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜ
เඋನಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ
ಜರเർರರ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ ಈ ಁಡว ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
2. ಪಕರಣ 3ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ಕකბಟಕ ಜರเർರರ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1962ರ
ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 13)ರ (ಇย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಕฉಯมಜං)
3ඡ ಪಕರಣದ เವರൕ-2ರย “ಐൿ ವಷბಗಳ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “෩ฆ ವಷბಗಳ”
ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
3. ಪಕರಣ 15ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 15ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪ-
ಪಕರಣದย “ಐൿ ඞฆ งඩಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಐൿ ಲౘ
งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
4. ಪಕರಣ 16ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 16ඡ ಪಕರಣದย,-
(ಎ) (7)ඡ ಘಡದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“(8) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವคಂದ ಹಣ ವมൟಛಜ ಆತකಗย ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಏ೬ಂಟರ
෩ಲಕ฿ಗย ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸคಂർಗย ෴โඃ ಇತರ ಬಲ๋ತದ
ಕಮವඝ౬ ಬಳಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ ಮൡ౨ ಬಲ๋ತ ವมൟಯ ෴โඃ ಸ౷งಪ౽ౙಜ ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳല ඈಡචಡ ຄൕ෴ಗತಕౙൿ౪ ಟ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ
ಉಪීಧಗಳ
෬ฉಡ
ಉಪීඌಸมඈ
ಅಂಥ
ಜರเർರನ
ඣೕಂದಯඝ౬
ಅನൡ౨ಪലಸฤ
ಅಥ฿
ರൿ౪ಪലಸฤ
ඣೕಂದ
ඩඌ౽ค
ಅඌ౽ರโಳವකಜರತಕౙൿ౪.
เವರൕ: ಈ ಪಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ, ಜರเർರನ ෩ಲಕ ಜರเ ಇಟౣವರ เฆದ౫ದ
“ಬಲ๋ತದ ಕಮ”โ ಈ ෨ಂൽನโಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತำโൿ, ಎಂದฉ:-
(i) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವನඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ/ಆಃಯ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸคಡ ಒತ౨ಡವඝ౬
ಀโൿ ಅಥ฿ ತഷഴโൿ
ಅಥ฿
ಂಯඝ౬ ಬಳโൿ
ಅಥ฿
ಅವඛโൿ ಅಥ฿ ದคโൿ, ಅಥ฿
(ii) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವನඝ౬, ಆತನ/ಆಃಯ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸರඝ౬ ಸ౩ಳൽಂದ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ
ඛฏತರ฿ಜ ಂยโൿ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ/ಆಃಯ ಒഷತನದ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳಃಯยನ
෴โඃ ಸ౷ൟ౨ಡ ಮಧಪๆ๏โൿ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ/ಆಃಂದ ౾ൡ౨ಆำโൿ ಅಥ฿
ಆತನ/ಆಃಂದ ෴โඃ ಅಂಥ ಸ౷ൟ౨ನ ಬಳಃಡ ಅലಪലโൿ, ಅಥ฿
(iii) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඝ ฿ಸ฿ಜฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಃಲಸ ഴൟ౨ฆವ ಅಥ฿ ವವರ
ನഷൟ౨ฆವ ಮච ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ ಬಲ๋ತದ ಕಮವඝ౬ ಅತำವ ಉං౪ೕಶൽಂದ
ಆಛಗ ෝഔ ඛೕഴโൿ ಅಥ฿ ෝഔ෴ಞ๋ ഴโൿ, ಅಥ฿
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(iv) ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඛಡ ಹಣ ඩವൟಛಜ ಬಲ๋ತದ ಮൡ౨ ಅඝತ ಪූವವඝ౬ ಬಳ
ൡಕಡ/ಒ൞౨โದಃౙ ಌಸಜ ಅಥ฿ ຄರಞൟ౨ಡ ಅಥ฿ ಹ ಏ೬ඛ౺ಗಳ,
౾෦ನฯ ನ౬วಳವರ ๅಯඝ౬ ಬಳโൿ, ಅಥ฿
(v) ಸ౽ბರದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბಕಮದലಯย ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඛಡ ಪೕಜನದ
ಹಀౙಗำಳ ෴โඃ ದ౨ๆಜඝ౬ ಲಛರඛಂದ ಬಲ๋ತ฿ಜ ಪഷโൿ.”
() “ಆฆ ൟಂಗำಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಹൡ౨ ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ
ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪;
()
“ಒಂൿ
เರ
งඩಗัಡ”
ಎಂಬ
ಪದಗಳ
ಬದยಡ
“ಐൿ
ಲౘ
งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨
(ല) ಪฏൡಕವඝ౬ ഖౣಡತಕౙൿ౪.
5. ಪಕರಣ 16ಎ-ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- (1) ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 16ಎ ಪಕರಣದยನ (2)ඡ
ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣದย,-
(ಎ) “ಆฆ ൟಂಗำಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಹൡ౨ ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ
ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪;
()
“ಒಂൿ
เರ งඩಗัಡ”
ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಐൿ ಲౘ
งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨
() ಪฏൡಕದย,-
(i) “ಒಂൿ ൟಂಗัಜಂತ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “෩ฆ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ” ಎಂಬ
ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨
(ii) “ಐൿ ඞฆ งඩಗัಜಂತ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಎರഴ ಲౘ
งඩಗัಜಂತ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
6. ಪಕರಣ 18ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 18ඡ ಪಕರಣದย,-
(ಎ) (1)ඡ ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣದย,-
(i) “ಐವൡ౨ งඩಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “෩ฆ ಲౘ งඩಗัಡ”
ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨
(ii) “ಒಂൿ ඞฆ งඩಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಐൿ ಲౘ
งඩಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
() (2)ඡ ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣದย “ಹൡ౨ งඩಗัಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದยಡ “ಎರഴ
ಲౘ งඩಗಳವฉಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.
7. 18ಎ, 18 ಮൡ౨ 18 ຄಸ ಪಕರಣಗಳ ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 18ඡ
ಪಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ຄಸ ಪಕರಣಗಳඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“18-ಎ.
ಒಂ්ി౺ಪಸბඨ
෩ಲಕ
เ฿ದಗಳ
ಇತಥბಪലเಃ.-
เ฿ದಗಳඝ౬ ಇತಥბಪലโದ౽ౙಜ, ಜರเ ಇಟౣವඝ ಮൡ౨ ಜರเർರನ ನഴๅ
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ಮಧಸ౩ಛರකಜ ౽ಯბඛವბಸฤ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ ಒಂ්ി౺
ಪಸბඨನඝ౬ ඡಮಕ ಡತಕౙൿ౪. ಇತಥბ ಮൡ౨ ಮಧ౩ಃಯ ౽ಯბเඋನ ಮൡ౨
ಗბಗำ ඛಯ෦ಸಬർಂಥ เඋನದยರತಕౙൿ౪.
18-. ಀಂൿಆರಗಳ ඛ฿ರ൏ ๆൽಃ.- ಸ౽ბರโ ಕ౨฿ದ ಀಂൿಆರ
ඛ฿ರ൏
౽ಯბವವ౩ಯඝ౬
౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.
ಀಂൿಆರ
ඛ฿ರ൏
౽ಯბವವ౩ಯ
౽ಯბเඋನ
ಮൡ౨
ಗბಗำ
ඛಯ෦ಸಬർಂಥ
เඋನದยರತಕౙൿ౪.
18-. ಅඌಂತತัದ ಅඌ౽ค.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಮൡ౨ ಕකბಟಕ
෦ൟ෦ೕคದ ಬല เඌเಃ ඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2004 (2004ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ
14)ರ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ෴ช ವ౾౨ ಉಲಂಫದฉ, ಉർಯ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿
ಛ෦ೕ൏ไൽ౫ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ฃ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ಮะ ಮൡ౨ ಮಕౙಳ
ಅไൽ౫ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ಸಜ ಕมಣ ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ಅಲ౭ಌತರ ಕมಣ
ಇมಒ ಅಥ฿ ්ಡಕഖౣ ಕมಣ ಇมಒ ಂൿัದ ವಗბಗಳ ಅไൽ౫ ಇมಒಯ
ಟභ ಅඌ౽ค ීಧಪಟౣ ค೧ౣიฑ, ಸಯಕ ค೧ౣიฑ ಅಥ฿ ಈ ಀคൡ
ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌಂತತัದ ෴ช ಅඌ౽คಡ ವರൽ ಡತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ค೧ౣიฑ, ಸಯಕ ค೧ౣიฑ ಅಥ฿ ಅඌಂತತัದ ಅඌ౽ค ಆತನ
ಸ౷ಂತ ಪ౨ವ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣ (1)ರย ಉวೕದ ಅඌ౽คಗำ ಸยದ ವರൽಯ
෬ฉಡ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳല ಕಮವඝ౬ ಅತಳತಕౙൿ౪.”
The above translation of the Karnataka Pawn Brokers (Amendment) Act,
2025 (Karnataka Act No. 18 of 2025) shall be an authoritative text in Kannada
language under section 6 of the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development
Act, 2022 (Karnataka Act No. 13 of 2023).
൭ವฑඊ ಡຄೕഡ
ಕකბಟಕದ ฃಜඩಲฆ
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