ಕකბಟಕ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣ ಮൡ౨ ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧಗಳ

(2025gÀ

ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣದ ಪ౳ಸರൕ, ಪ౳ಕಟൕ ಅಥ฿ ಪ౳ೈರವඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಸ෥ಜದย౵ ඛൽბಷౣ ವ౲౾౨

ಅಥ฿ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಸ෩ಹ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಗಳ เฆದ౫ ಅ๬ಮರಸ౲

ಅಪฃಧಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟීඌಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ತഷಗಟౣฤ

ಉಪීඌಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ๻ඛತಳಛದ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨คಡ ತಕౙ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬ ಒದಜ๯โದ౽ౙಜ ಒಂൿ

เඒಯಕ.

ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣದ ಪ౳ಸರൕ

ಪ౳ೈರವඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಸ෥ಜದย౵ ඛൽბಷౣ ವ౲౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಸ෩ಹ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಗಳ

เฆದ౫ ಅ๬ಮರಸ౲, ං౷ೕಷವඝ౬ ๾ഔౣ๯๋ಥ ಅಪฃಧಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟීඌ๯โൿ ಮൡ౨

ತഷಗഖౣโൿ,

๻ಟ

ಅಂಥ

ಅಪฃಧಗัಡ

ඈಡචಯඝ౬

ಉಪී

๻ඛತಳಛದ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨คಡ ತಕౙ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬ ಒದಜ๯โൿ ಮൡ౨ ಅದಃౙ

เಷಯಗัಛಜ ಉಪීಧ ಕย౭๯โൿ ෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ

ಇൿ , ූರತ ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ ವಷბದย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ ෱ಡಲൽಂದ

ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ

ಮൡ౨ ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧಗಳ (ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ

¨sÁUÀ–4ಎ

Part – IVA

⁧ಂಗಳೂರು, ්ಧ฿ರ

BENGALURU, WEDNESDA

(1)

⁎⁯ೕಷ ಾಜῡ ಪ⁀ῢ⁓

PÀ£ÁðlPÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉ

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ಕකბಟಕ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣ ಮൡ౨ ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧಗಳ (ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ) เඒಯಕ

gÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ «zsÉÃAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÀASÉå-79)

ಪ౳ಕಟൕ ಅಥ฿ ಪ౳ೈರವඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಸ෥ಜದย౵ ඛൽბಷౣ ವ౲౾౨

ಅಥ฿ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಸ෩ಹ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಗಳ เฆದ౫ ಅ๬ಮರಸ౲, ං౷ೕಷವඝ౬ ๾ഔౣ๯๋ಥ

ಅಪฃಧಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟීඌಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ತഷಗಟౣฤ, ๻ಟ ಅಂಥ ಅಪฃಧಗัಡ ඈಡචಯඝ౬

ಉಪීඌಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ๻ඛತಳಛದ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨คಡ ತಕౙ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬ ಒದಜ๯โದ౽ౙಜ ಒಂൿ

ಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣದ ಪ౳ಸರൕ,

ಪ౳ೈರವඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಸ෥ಜದย౵ ඛൽბಷౣ ವ౲౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಸ෩ಹ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಗಳ

ං౷ೕಷವඝ౬ ๾ഔౣ๯๋ಥ ಅಪฃಧಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟීඌ๯โൿ ಮൡ౨

๻ಟ

ಅಂಥ

ಅಪฃಧಗัಡ

ඈಡචಯඝ౬

ಉಪීඌ๯โൿ

ಮൡ౨

๻ඛತಳಛದ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨คಡ ತಕౙ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬ ಒದಜ๯โൿ ಮൡ౨ ಅದಃౙ

๯โൿ ෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;

ූರತ ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ ವಷბದย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ ෱ಡಲൽಂದ

ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

ಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣ

ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

්ಧ฿ರ, 10, ല๲ಂಬฑ,2025 ( ෥ಗბ๏ฃ,19, ಶಕವಷῇ, 1947)

AY, 10, DECEMBER, 2025 (MARGASHIRA, 19, SHAKAVARSHA, 19

เඒಯಕ, 2025

ಪ౳ಕಟൕ ಅಥ฿ ಪ౳ೈರವඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಸ෥ಜದย౵ ඛൽბಷౣ ವ౲౾౨

ං౷ೕಷವඝ౬ ๾ഔౣ๯๋ಥ

๻ಟ ಅಂಥ ಅಪฃಧಗัಡ ඈಡචಯඝ౬

ಉಪීඌಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ๻ඛತಳಛದ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨คಡ ತಕౙ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬ ಒದಜ๯โದ౽ౙಜ ಒಂൿ

ಪ౳ಕಟൕ ಅಥ฿

ಪ౳ೈರವඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಸ෥ಜದย౵ ඛൽბಷౣ ವ౲౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಸ෩ಹ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಗಳ

ං౷ೕಷವඝ౬ ๾ഔౣ๯๋ಥ ಅಪฃಧಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟීඌ๯โൿ ಮൡ౨

ඌ๯โൿ

ಮൡ౨

๻ඛತಳಛದ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨คಡ ತಕౙ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬ ಒದಜ๯โൿ ಮൡ౨ ಅದಃౙ ๸ීඌ๭ದ

ූರತ ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ ವಷბದย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ ෱ಡಲൽಂದ

ವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣ

947)

ನಂ.805

No.805

(2) ಇൿ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ ತൡ౨ಪല๭ದ

ൽකಂಕඈൿ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ಪคූ๣ಗำ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ๸ದಭბโ ಅನ౲൭ ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ದ ຄರൡ,-

(i) ’ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣ’ ಎಂ්ൿ ෴โඃ තವბಕย౭ತ ๼൞ಸ౾౨ಯඝ౬ ๬ඌಸฤ, ಬൿ౾ฆವ

ವ౲౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ෪ತ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ವಗბ ಅಥ฿ ಞಂඬ ಅಥ฿ ಸ෨ർಯದ เฆದ౫, ๻ඛ,

ಅ๬ಮರಸ౲ ಅಥ฿ ็ರತ౷ದ ಅಥ฿ ං౷ೕಷದ ಅಥ฿ ಃഴ౾ನ ූವචಗಳඝ౬

෩ല๯ವ ಉං౪ೕಶඅಂൽಡ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ඣೕಟದย౵, ෰಍ಕ฿ಜ ಅಥ฿ ย಍ತ

งಪದ ಪದಗಳย౵ ಅಥ฿ ๸಄ತಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ඁಶ౲งಪಕಗಳ ෩ಲಕ

ಅಥ฿ เൿ౲ක౱ನ ๸ವಹನಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ಇක౬โඃ คೕൟಯย౵ ෥ಡมದ,

ಪ౳ಕഔಸมದ, ಪคಚยಸมದ ෴โඃ ಅ෗ವ౲౾౨ಯඝ౬ ಒಳತำ౶โൿ;

(ii) ’තವბಕย౭ತ ๼൞ಸ౾౨’ ಎಂ්ൿ,

(ಎ) ಧಮბ,

(෈) ಜකಂಗ,

(๭) ೦ൟ ಅಥ฿ ಸ෨ർಯ

(ല) ยಂಗ,

(ಇ) ยಂಗತ౷,

(ಎෆ) ษಂಜಕ ಮඣೕಞಣ, (sexual orientation)

(೧) ಜನ౱ ಸ౩ಳ,

(ಎೖ ) ฿ಸ ಸ౩ಳ,

(ಐ) ූ๣,

(೬) ඞ౲ನ൤, ಅಥ฿

(ಃ) ඵಗಡ,

- ಇโಗಳ ಆඋರದ ෬ยನ තವბಗ౳ಹವඝ౬ ಒಳತำ౶โൿ.

(iii) ’ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧ’ ಎಂ්ൿ, ಬൿ౾ฆವ ಅಥ฿ ෪ತකದ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨ ಅಥ฿

ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಸ෩ಹ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಯ เฆದ౫ ಅ๬ಮರಸ౲ ಅಥ฿ ಹಡತನ ಅಥ฿ ං౷ೕಷ

ಅಥ฿ ಃഴ౾ನ ූವචಗಳඝ౬ ෩ലಸฤ, ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣವඝ౬ ෥ഴವ, ಪ౳ಕഔ๯ವ

ಅಥ฿ ಪคಚಲච ෥ഴವ ෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣವඝ౬ ಪ౳ೈರ ෥ഴವ,

฿౲ಪಕತั๯ವ, ಪ౳೑ೕൽ๯ವ ಅಥ฿ ൿ๣౭იೕค๯ವ ಅಥ฿ ಅದಃౙ ಪ౳ಯൟ౬๯ವ

෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ ං౷ೕಷ ූಷಣ ๸ವಹನದ ෴โඃ ಂತ౲ವඝ౬ ಒಳತำ౶โൿ; ಮൡ౨

(iv) ‘๸ವಹನ’ ಎಂ්ൿ ๬ವბಜඛಕರ ඁ๞ౣಡ ෈ೕำ๋൤ ෰಍ಕ, ෨ದ౳ಣ, ಪ౳ಕಟൕ,

เൿ౲ක౱ನ เඋನಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ಅಂಥ ಇತರ เඋನಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ

ಅ෗ವ౲౾౨ಯ

๸ವಹನವඝ౬

ൟัຂำโದ౽ౙಜ

෥ಡมದ

ಅ෗ವ౲౾౨ೕಯ

๸ವಹನವඝ౬ (communication of expression) ಒಳತำ౶โൿ.

(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ಬಳ๭ฆವ ಆದฉ ಪคූ๞ಸൽฆವ, ಆದฉ ූರൟೕಯ ක౲ಯ ๸๼൤, 2023

(2023ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 45) ಅಥ฿ ූರൟೕಯ කಗคಕ ๯ರ౽౹ ๸๼൤, 2023 (2023ರ ಄ಂದ౳

ಅඌඛಯಮ 46) ಅಥ฿ ෥๼ൟ ൪ತ౳೦ౢನ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2000 (2000ದ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 21) ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮಗಳย౵ ಪคූ๞๭ฆವ ಪದಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಪർವัಗำ ಅโಗัಡ ඛೕಡมದ ಅๆ ಅಥბಗಳඝ౬

ಅඝಕ౳ಮ฿ಜ ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪.

3. ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧ౽ౙಜ ඈಡච.- (1) ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷,-

(i) ං౷ೕಷ

ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬

ಎಸಜದฉ

ಆತඝ,

ಒಂൿ

ವಷბಃౙ

ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ದ

ಏำ

ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ

ಅವඌಯ

౽ฃ฿ಸඅಂൽಡ,

50,000/-

งඩ෵ಗಳ ೩ม౱ච෽ಂൽಡ ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

(ii) ෴โඃ ತದඦತರದ ಅಥ฿ ඬನฃವൟბತ ಅಪฃಧಗัಛಜ, ಎರഴ ವಷბಗัಡ

ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ದ ಹൡ౨ ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ ಅವඌಯ ౽ฃ฿ಸඅಂൽಡ,

1,00,000/- งඩ෵ಗಳ ೩ม౱ච෽ಂൽಡ ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಅಪฃಧದ ಪค൏ಮದ ൟೕವ౳൤ಯ ಆඋರದ ෬ว ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧൽಂർಜ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨ඛಡ

ಉಂഓದ ๻ඛಯඝ౬ วಕౙ๻ಀವ ෩ಲಕ ක౲෴ಲಯโ, ಆತඛಡ ತಕౙ๠ౣ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬

ඛೕಡಬ๾ൿ.

(3) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ನ ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧಗำ ๸೬ౢೕಯ฿ಜರತಕౙൿ౪, ೦෦ೕඝ

ರ๼ತ฿ಜರತಕౙൿ౪ ๻ಟ ಪ౳ಥಮ ದ೬ბ ක౲෵ಕ ෥౲೧๲ౣიೕಟರ ෩ಲಕ ಅඌเೈರൕಡ

ಒಳಪಡತಕౙൿ౪.

(4) เൿ౲ක౱ನ ಅಥ฿ ಅನ౲൭ ෴โඃ งಪದย౵ฆವ ඬಸ౨ಕ, ಕರಪತ౳, ౽ಗದ, ಬರಹ,

ชಌ೉ತ౳, ವಣბ೉ತ౳ งಪಕ ಅಥ฿ ೉ತ౳ಗಳ ಪ౳ಕಟൕ෷, เ೦ౢನ, ๬๼ತ౲, ಕว ಅಥ฿ ಕยಃ

ಅಥ฿ ๬෥ನ౲ เಷಯಗัಡ ๸ීඌ๭ದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳ ๼൞ಸ౾౨ಯย౵ං ಎಂಬ ಆඋರದ ෬ว

ಅಂಥ ඬಸ౨ಕ, ಕರಪತ౳, ౽ಗದ, ಬರಹ, ชಌ೉ತ౳, ವಣბ೉ತ౳ งಪಕ ಅಥ฿ ೉ತ౳ಗำ ಜನ๼ತ౽ౙಜ

ಇฆโංಂൿ ಸಮಥბඛೕಯ฿ಜ ฆ೩฿൞ಜฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಸർ౰ವකතವბಕ฿ಜ ಪฏಪฉ

ಅಥ฿ උ෦ბಕ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಇಡมಜฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳಃಯย౵ฆ๋ತโಗัಡ ಸದค

ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ เಸ౨คಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

౽ඞඝ

ಮൡ౨

๯ವ౲ವ๲౩ಯ

ಆಡัತ

ವ౲ವ๲౩෷

൤ಡൿಆಳ౶෎౽ದ

ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ ಕ౳ಮಗำ.- (1) ౽ಯბඛ฿ბಹಕ ෥౲೧๲ౣიೕഡ ಅಥ฿ เ๕ಷ ౽ಯბඛ฿ბಹಕ

෥౲೧๲ౣიೕഡ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪ ඲ೕย๺ ವค๝౤ඌ౽ค ದ೬ბಜಂತ ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ದ ෴ช ඲ೕย๺

ಅඌ౽ค෷ ෥๼ൟ ๭౷ೕಕค๭ದ ෬ว ಮൡ౨ ಅವඝ ಅಗತ౲ๅಂൿ ූเಸಬ๾ർඈಥ

เೈರൕಯ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಅඌ౽ರ ฿౲ඪ౨ಯ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ಪค෦ൟಗಳ ಒಳಡ ಓವბ ವ౲౾౨ ಅಥ฿

ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಞಂඬ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದലಯย౵ನ ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬ ෥ഴವ ๸ಭವเං෺ಂൿ ಅಥ฿

෴โඃ ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬ ෥ഴโർಜ ෍ದคಃ෽ല౥ฆโದඝ౬ ඦಬฤ ౽ರಣเದ౪ฉ ಮൡ౨

ವ౲ವಹರൕ ನഷಸฤ ಪ෴ბಪ౨ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಅ෗ඩ౳ಯಃౙ ීದฉ, ๎ಂൟ ಮൡ౨

ಸದ౷ತბචಯඝ౬ ඩยಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ๯ವ౲ವ๲౩ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಂൟಯඝ౬ ౽ඩಡฤ ಅಗತ౲

ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ ಕ౳ಮವඝ౬ ಅತಳ౶ಬ๾ൿ.

(2) ූರൟೕಯ කಗคಕ ๯ರ౽౹ ๸๼൤, 2023 (2023ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 46)ರ ಅඋ౲ಯ-

IXರ

ಉಪීಧಗำ

๬ಧ౲฿ದಷౣರ

ಮഔౣಡ

ಉಪ-ಪ౳ಕರಣ

(1)ರ

ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ

ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಗಬ๾ൿ.

5. ๸ಘ ಮൡ౨ ๸๲౩෵ಂದ ಅಪฃಧಗำ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದലಯย౵ ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬

ಎಸಞವ ವ౲౾౨෷ ๸ಘ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩෴ಜದ౪ย౵, ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬ ಎಸಜದ ಸಮಯದย౵ ಅಂಥ

๸ಘ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಯ ಸದค ವ౲ವ๻ರದ ಪ౳ූฉಯย౵ದ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಜ฿෇౪ರකಜದ౪ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಬ౯

ವ౲౾౨, ೯൤ಡ ಅಂಥ ๸ಘ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩෸ ಅಪฃಧದ ತඪ౭ತಸ౩ฉಂൿ ಪคಗ൐ಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨

ಅವರ เฆದ౫ ವ౲ವಹರൕ ನഷಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ඈಡචತಳಪലಸฤ ಜ฿෇౪ರฃಜರತಕౙൿ౪.

ಪฏൡ, ಅಪฃಧโ ಅವನ ಅคเಡ ෇ರඃ ನഷൽං ಅಥ฿ ಅಂಥ ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬

ತഷಯฤ ಅವඝ ಎಲ౵ ෷ಕ౨ ೦ಗงಕ൤ಯඝ౬ ವ๼๭ฆโದඝ౬ ๬෈ೕൡ ಪല๭ದย౵, ಈ

ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵ฆವ ෴โ඀ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨ಯඝ౬ ඈಡචಡ ຄൕಛರನක౬ಜ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

เವರൕ: ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ’๸ಘ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩’ ಎಂ්ൿ ඣೕಂർ෵ತ

ಅಥ฿ ඣೕಂർ෵ತವಲ౵ದ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ๸ಘ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩ಯඝ౬ ಒಳತำ౶โൿ.

6. ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧದ เಷಯವ๯౨ಗಳඝ౬ ෇౵ಋ ෥ഴವ ಅಥ฿ ൤ಡൿ ๻ಀವ

ಅඌ౽ರ.- ತൡ౨ಪല๭ದ ಅඌ౽ค෷, ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌ๰೉๭ඈ൤ ෴ช ๳฿ർತ,

ಮಧ౲ವൟბ,

ವ౲౾౨

ಅಥ฿

๸๲౩ಡ

เൿ౲ක౱ನ

෥ಧ౲ಮವඞ౬

ಒಳತಂഽ൤

ತನ౬

ഺ෬ඨ ඛಂದ ං౷ೕಷ ಅಪฃಧದ เಷಯವ๯౨ಗಳඝ౬ ෇౵ಋ ෥ಡฤ ಅಥ฿ ൤ಡൿ ๻ಕฤ

ඛඃბ๏๯ವ ಅඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪.

෎ฉ

౽ඞඝಗಳ

ಅನ౷ಯโ

ಪ౳ൟීඌತವಲ౵.-

(1)

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉಪීಧಗำ, ತ൞ౙಲದย౵ ೦คಯย౵ฆವ ಇತರ ෴โඃ ౽ඞඝಗಳ ಉಪීಧಗಳ ಜ൤ಡ

ಇರತಕౙං౪ೕ ຄರൡ ಅโಗಳඝ౬ ಅย౭ೕಕคಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

(2) ූರൟೕಯ ක౲ಯ ๸๼൤, 2023 (2023ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 45) ಮൡ౨ ෥๼ൟ

൪ತ౳೦ౢನ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2000 (2000ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 21) ಇโಗಳย౵ನ ಪർವัಗಳ

ಪคූ๣ಗำ ಯ൶ೕ೉ತ ವ౲൞౲ಸಗูಂൽಡ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮಃౙ ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞತ౨ๅ.

8. ಸർ౰ವච෵ಂದ ಅತಂಡ ಕ౳ಮದ ರౘൕ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ಅലಯย౵

ರ೉ಸมದ ඛಯಮಗಳ ಅലಯย౵ ಸർ౰ವච෵ಂದ ෥ലದ ಅಥ฿ ෥ಡฤ ಉං౪ೕ๏๭ದ

෴โඃ ಸ౽ბค ඥಕರನ เฆದ౫ ෴โඃ ർๅಯඝ౬, ಅ෗෽ೕಜචಯඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ

౽ඞඝ ಕ౳ಮವඝ౬ ๿ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

9. ൧ಂದฉಗಳඝ౬ ඛ฿ค๯ವ ಅඌ౽ರ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ೦คಡ ತฆವย౵,

෴โඃ ൧ಂದฉ ಉದ౯เ๭ದฉ, ಆ ൧ಂದฉಯ ඛ฿ರൕಛಜ, ಈ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵

ಪ౳ಕഔಸมದ ಆඃಶದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಕย౭ಸಬ๾ൿ:

ಪฏൡ,

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ඩ౳ฏಭದ

ൽකಂಕൽಂದ

෩ฆ

ವಷბಗಳ

ಅವඌ

෨౽౨ಯ฿ದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅലಯย౵ ಅಂಥ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

10.

ඛಯಮಗಳ

ರಚකඌ౽ರ.-

(1)

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬

౽ಯბಗತತั๯โದ౽ౙಜ තವბ ಪ౳ಕಟൕಯ ತฆ฿ಯ, ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ

෩ಲಕ, ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬ ರ೉ಸಬ๾ൿ.

(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ರ೉ಸมದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ඛಯಮವඝ౬ ರ೉๭ದ

ತฆ฿ಯ, ಆದ๠ౣ ෎ಗච, ฃಜ౲ เඋನ෱ಡಲದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಸದನದ ෨ಂං, ಅൿ

ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ฆ฿ಗ, ಒಂൿ ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ ಅಥ฿ ಎರഴ ಅಥ฿ ກ೉౞ನ ඛฏತರ

ಅඌๆಶನಗಳย౵ ಅಡಕ฿ಗಬ๾ർದ ಒഖౣ ෩ವൡ౨ ൽನಗಳ ಅವඌಯವฉಡ ෱ലಸತಕౙൿ౪

ಮൡ౨ ෬ว ຂัದ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ಅಥ฿ ඛฏತರ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ඛಕಟ ತฆ฿ಯದ

ಅඌๆಶನದ ෨౽౨ಯಃౙ ෮ದฤ ಆ ඛಯಮದย౵ ෴โඃ ෥ඩბಟඝ౬ ෥ಡ෎ಃಂൿ

ಉಭಯ ಸದನಗิ ಒඪ౭ದฉ ಅಥ฿ ಆ ඛಯಮ ෥ಡಁಡංಂൿ ಉಭಯ ಸದನಗิ ಒඪ౭ದฉ,

ඛಯಮโ ಆ ෥ඩბಟඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ರದ౪ൟಯඝ౬ ಅඌ๰೉๭ದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಅಂಥ

෥ඩბഓದ งಪದย౵ ෥ತ౳ ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಜರತಕౙൿ౪ ಅಥ฿ ๸ದූბඝ๬ರ฿ಜ

෴โඃ ಪค൏ಮ ຄಂൽರತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵; ಆർಟ౲ ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ෥ඩბഖ ಅಥ฿

ರದ౪ൟ෷

ಆ

ඛಯಮದ

ಅലಯย౵

๼ಂං

෥ലದ

෴โඃ

ಂತ౲ದ

๭ಂඎತ౷ಃౙ

෇ಧಕ฿ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ

ಈ ෨ಂൽನโಗัಛಜ,-

(i) ವ౲౾౨, ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಸ෩ಹ, ๸๲౩ಗಳ เฆದ౫ ಸ෥ಜದย౵ ಅ๬ಮರಸ౲,

ං౷ೕಷವඝ౬ಂഖ ෥ഴವ ං౷ೕಷූಷಣದ ಪ౳ಸರൕ, ಪ౳ಕಟൕ ಅಥ฿

ಪ౳ೈರವඝ౬ ๻ಟ ಅಪฃಧಗಳඝ౬ ತഷಗಟౣฤ ಮൡ౨ ಪ౳ൟීඌಸฤ;

(ii) ಅಂಥ ಅಪฃಧಗัಡ ඈಡචಯඝ౬ ಉಪීඌಸฤ; ๻ಟ

(iii) ๻ඛತಳಛದ ๸ತ౳ಸ౨คಡ ತಕౙ๠ౣ ಪค๻ರವඝ౬ ಒದಜಸฤ,

- ๎ಸನವඝ౬ ಅඌඛಯ෦๯โൿ ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗ൐ಸมಜං.

ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.

ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

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

ಪ౳൞౲෽ೕ೧ತ ๎ಸನ ರಚකඌ౽ರದ ಀคൡ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

ಘಡ- 10

ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬ ౽ಯბಗತತั๯ವ ಀคൡ ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬

ರ೉ಸฤ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರಃౙ ಅඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ඛೕഴತ౨ං.

ಪ౳๬౨เತ ๎ಸನ ರಚචಯ ಪ౳൞౲෽ೕಜච෷ ฿ലಃಯ ಸ౷งಪർ౪ಜฆತ౨ං.

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A Bill to curb and preven

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promotion of hate speech and

against the person or group of

crimes and to provide adequat

connected therewith for the purp

Be it enacted by the Karn

Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and comme

Speech and Hate Crimes (Preven

(2) It shall come into force

notification in the Official Gazett

2. Definitions.- (1) In th

(i) ‘Hate Speech’ includes

words either spoken or

electronic communicat

injury, disharmony or f

dead, class or group of

(ii) ‘Prejudicial interest’ m

(a) religion,

(b) race,

ATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

EENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

EIGHTH SESSION

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LA Bill No. 79 of 2025)

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rmony, hatred in the society, against the p

provide punishment to such crimes a

njured victims.

t to curb and prevent dissemination,

crimes, which cause disharmony, hatred

persons, organisations and provide punis

te compensation to the injured victims an

poses hereinafter appearing.

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encement.-(1) This Act may be called the K

ntion) Act, 2025.

on such date as the State Government m

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is Act, unless the context otherwise require

s any expression which is made, published

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tion or otherwise, in public view, with an i

feelings of enmity or hatred or ill-will again

f persons or community, to meet any prejud

means and includes, the bias on the ground

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of hate speech

person or group

and to provide

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(d) sex,

(e) gender,

(f) sexual orientation,

(g) place of birth,

(h) residence,

(i) language,

(j) disability, or

(k) tribe;

(iii) ‘Hate Crime’ means communication of hate speech, by making, publishing or

circulating or any act of promoting, propagating, inciting or abetting or

attempting, such hate speech, to cause disharmony or feelings of enmity or

hatred or ill-will against any person dead or alive or group of persons or

organisation; and

(iv) ‘Communication’ means and includes communication of expression, made in

public view, by way of verbal, print, publication, electronic means, or other

means to convey such expression.

(2) The words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023) or the Bharatiya Nagarik

Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 46 of 2023) or the Information Technology Act,

2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000) shall have meaning respectively assigned to them in those

Acts.

3. Punishment for hate crime.- (1) Whoever,-

(i) commits hate crime shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which

shall not be less than one year, which may extend to seven years with a fine

of Rs.50,000/-; and

(ii) for any subsequent or repetetive offences the punishment shall not be less than two

years, which may extend to ten years with fine of Rs.1,00,000/-.

(2) The Court may award adequate compensation to the victim by calculating the

injury caused due to hate crime, depending upon the gravity of the impact of the crime.

(3) The offences under this Act shall be cognizable, non bailable and triable by the

Judicial Magistrate First Class.

(4) The said provisions shall not extend to any book, pamphlet, paper, writing,

drawing, painting representation or figure in electronic form or otherwise the publication

of which is proved to be justified as being for the public good on the ground that such

book, pamphlet, paper, writing drawing, painting representation or figure is in the

interest of science, literature, art or learning or other objects of general concern; or which

is kept or used for bona fide heritage or religious purposes.

4. Preventive action to be taken by the law and order machinery.- (1)

Executive Magistrate or Special Executive Magistrate or any police officer not below the

rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police may, on receiving information and after such

inquiry as he may think necessary, has reason to believe that a person or a group of

persons within the local limits of his jurisdiction is likely to commit an offence or has

threatened to commit any offence under this Act and is of the opinion that there is

sufficient ground for proceeding, take necessary preventive action for keeping the peace

and good behaviour and maintenance of public order and tranquillity.

(2) The provisions of Chapter-IX of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

(Central Act 46 of 2023) so far as may be, apply for the purposes of sub-section (1).

5. Offences by Organisation or Institution.- If the person, committing an

offence under this Act, is an Organisation or Institution, every person who, at the time of

the offence committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, such organisation or

institution for the conduct of the business of the same , as well as such Organisation or

Institution, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded

against and punished accordingly:

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render any person liable to

punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge, or that

he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.

Explanation: For the purpose of this section ‘Organisation or Institution’ means

and includes association of persons whether registered or not.

6. Power to block or remove the hate crime materials.- The Designated officer,

as notified by the State Government, shall have the power to direct any service provider,

intermediaries, person or entity to block or remove the hate crime materials from its

domain including electronic media.

7. Application of other laws not barred.- (1) The provisions of this Act shall be in

addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of any other law for the time being in

force.

(2) The definitions of the terms in the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act

45 of 2023) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000) are

mutatis-mutandis applicable to this Act.

8. Protection of action taken in good faith.- No suit, prosecution or other legal

proceedings shall lie against public servants for anything which is done in good faith or

intended to be done under this Act, or the rules made thereunder.

9. Power to remove difficulties.- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the

provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official

Gazette, make such provisions, to remove such difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of

three years from the commencement of this Act.

10. Power to make rules.- (1) The State Government may, by notification, after

previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before

each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of thirty days

which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if,

before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following,

both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the

rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form

or to be of no effect as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or

annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything done under that rule.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

It is considered necessary to enact a legislation to,-

(i)

curb and prevent dissemination, publication or promotion of hate

speech and crimes, which cause disharmony, hatred in the society,

against the person or group of persons, organisations;

(ii)

provide punishment to such crimes; and

(iii)

provide adequate compensation to the injured victims.

Hence, the Bill.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed legislative measure.

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Clause-10

Empowers the State Government to make rules regarding to

carry out the purposes of the Act.

The proposed delegation of legislative power is normal in character.

Dr. G. PARAMESHWARA

Minister for Home

M.K. VISHALAKSHI

Secretary

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

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