(1)
Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦÎೆ
ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 95 ๎ಸನ 2025, ൽකಂಕ:12.01.2026
ಕකბಟಕ ೧ಕ ಬౙರ (ಪൟීಧ, ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ಪคರ) เඒಯಕ, 2025
ಇದಃౙ 2026ರ ಜನವค ൟಂಗಳ 9ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡ අฉൟൿ౪,
ನ ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2026 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 18 ಎಂ්ർಜ
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย (ූಗ-IVA) ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
2026 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 18
(2026ರ ಜನವค ൟಂಗಳ 12ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย ෮ದฤ ಪಕಟ฿ಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ೧ಕ ಬౙರ (ಪൟීಧ, ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ಪคರ) ಅඌඛಯಮ,
2025
(2026 ರ ಜನವค ൟಂಗಳ 9ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ ඩಲคಂದ ಒඪ౭ಡಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)
ฃಜದย ಒಬ౯ ವ౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ಅವನ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸರඞ౬ ಒಳತಂഽ ವ౾౨ಗಳ
ಞಂඪನ ೧ಕ ಬౙರವඝ౬ ඛඌಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ಅದಃౙ ීಧಪಟౣ ಅಥ฿ ಅದಃౙ
ඩಜಕ฿ದ เಷಯಗಳඝ౬ ಉಪීඌโದ౽ౙಜ ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ;
ූರತ เඋನದ ಪ౨ವචಯย ಒಂൿ ಞค෴ಜ ಪൟౣඪಸมದ ವ౾౨
ಘನಯඝ౬ ಌൟಪല, කಗคೕಕರย ූൣತ౷ವඝ౬ ಉ౨ೕ೧ಸมಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಮൡ౨ ෴ช ವ౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಞಂඪನ ೧ಕ ಬౙರโ เඋನದ
ූಗ-IIIರย ಪൟౣඪಸมದ ෩ಲේತ ಹಀౙಗಳ ಉಲಂಘච෴ಞโದคಂದ;
¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ
Part – IVA
, 12
, 2026 (
, 22,
, ೧೯೪7)
BENGALURU, MONDAY, 12, JANUARY, 2026 ( PUSHYA , 22, SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)
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No. 58
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ಮൡ౨ ฃಜದ ಃಲโ ූಗಗಳย ಅವರ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸರඞ౬ ಒಳತಂഽ ವ౾౨
ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಞಂඪನ ೧ಕ ಬౙರದ ಅನเೕಯ ಪದ౫ൟ ಇඞ౬
ಉัൽฆโದඝ౬ ಗಮඛಸมಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ಀഖಂಬ ಸದಸರඞ౬ ಒಳತಂഽ ವ౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಞಂඪನ
೧ಕ ಬౙರದ ඪഴಗඝ౬ තಣბ฿ಜ ಡൿಀವย ಈಛಗศ ಇฆವ
౽ඞඝಗำ ಪค൏ಮ౽คಯಲๅಂൿ ೕ൞ಜฆโൿ ಉഴීൽฆโದคಂದ;
ಮൡ౨ ವბಜඛಕ ಃ౹ೕไൽ౫ಯ ൞ಸ౾౨ಯย ೧ಕ උರൕಯ
เಷಯ฿ಜ ೧ಕ ಬౙರವඝ౬ ඛඌโൿ ಅಗತ฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಟ
ฃಜದย
ಜನฆ
ಅವರ
ನವ
ಹಀౙಗูಂൽಡ
ದბൽಂದ
ಬൿಀโದඝ౬
ಖತಪലಆำವ
ඁౣಂದ,
ಅವರ
ಀഖಂಬ
ಸದಸರඞ౬
ಒಳತಂഽ ವ౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಞಂඪನ ೧ಕ ಬౙರವඝ౬ ඛඌಸฤ ಮൡ౨
ಅದಃౙ ීಧಪಟౣ ಅಥ฿ ಅದಃౙ ඩಜಕ฿ದ เಷಯಗಳඝ౬ ಉಪීඌโൿ
ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ, ූರತ ಗಣฃಜದ ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ ವಷბದย ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เඋನ
ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ ೧ಕ
ಬౙರ (ಪൟීಧ, ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ಪคರ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ಈ ಀคൡ ಅඌಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬർದ
ಅಂಥ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
2. ಪคූಗำ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย ದಭბโ ಅನ൭ ಅಗತಪലದ
ຄರൡ,-
(ಎ) “೦ൟ ඵೈಯൟ” ಎಂದฉ ಅඃ ಸ෨ർಯದยನ ಹಲโ ಪದ౫ൟಗಳඝ౬
ඛൟಸฤ ಸ෨ർಯඅಳಡ ౽ಯბඛವბವ, ෴ช ಸದಸನ ็ಯ౾౨ಕ ಮൡ౨
೧ಕ ನಡವัಃಯඝ౬ ඛൟವ ಟ ಅವರ ಀഖಂಬಗಳඞ౬ ಒಳತಂഽ
ಅದರ ಸದಸರ න౾ ෴โඃ เ฿ದಗಳඝ౬ ಕ ಅಥ฿ ยತ฿ದ เൿಕ౨
ຂัಃಗಳ (dictum) ෩ಲಕ ಒഓౣಜ ಪคಹคವ ಅಥ฿ ඛಧბคವ, “ඵೈಯൟ”
ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ກಸฆ ಅಥ฿ เವರൕಂದ ಕฉಯมಞವ ඣೕಂർತ
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ಅಥ฿
ඣೕಂർತವಲದ,
ಔಪೈคಕ
ಅಥ฿
ಅඥಪೈคಕ฿ದ
෴โඃ
ಸ෨ർಯಃౙ คฆವ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಞಂඪನ ෩ಲಕ ರಸมದ ಸ෦ൟ ಅಥ฿ ඛ౽ಯ;
() “ಸ෨ർಯ” ಎಂ්ൿ ೦ൟ ඵೈಯൟಡ ීඌඈ, ഖౣ,
ಪคವತბච ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ උ෦ბಕ เඌเඋನಗಳ ಅಥ฿ ಉತ౺ವಗಳ ಆಚರൕ, ಅವฆ
คฆವ ಅඃ ಧಮბ ಅಥ฿ උ෦ბಕ ඵಥ, ೦ൟ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪ೦ൟಯ ౽ರಣൽಂർಜ
ಒഔౣಡ ฆವ ಸದಸರ ಞಂඬ;
()
“೧ಕ
ಬౙರ”
ಎಂದฉ
3ඡ
ಪಕರಣದย
ඛൽბಷౣಪലದ
ಸ෨ർಯದ ಸದಸರ ನഴๅ ෴โඃ ೧ಕ ൞ರತಮದ ಀคൡ ಕ฿ದ
ಅಥ฿ ยತ฿ದ ಪฌೕౘ ಚච (gesture) ಅಥ฿ ಂತ;
(ല) “ಸ౽ბರ” ಎಂದฉ ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರ;
(ಇ) “ನವ ಹಀౙಗำ” ಎಂ්ൿ ನವ ಹಀౙಗಳ ರౘൕ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993
(1994ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 10)ರ 2ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣದยನ (ല) ಘಡದย
ಅದಃౙ ඛೕಡมದ ಅඃ ಅಥბವඝ౬ ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪;
(ಎෆ) “ಸದಸ” ಎಂದฉ ෴โඃ ಸ෨ർಯದ ಸದಸකಜฆವ ಒಬ౯ ವ౾౨;
(೧) “ඛಯ෦ಸมൿൿ” ಎಂದฉ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย ඛಯಮಗಳ
෩ಲಕ ඛಯ෦ಸมൿൿ;
(ಎೖ) “೧ಕ ಬౙರ ඛಧ ಅඌ౽ค” ಎಂದฉ 15ඡ ಪಕರಣದല ಡ
ತൡ౨ಪലದ ಅඌ౽ค; ಮൡ౨
(ಐ)
“ತಸ౨”
ಎಂದฉ
೧ಕ
ಬౙರ
ലฆವ
౽ರಣൽಂർಜ
൧ಂದฉತಳಛದ ಅಥ฿ ಕ฿ದ ಅಥ฿ ಹಣ౽ನ ൧ಂದฉ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಸ౷ൟ౨ಡ
൧ಂದฉಯඝ౬ ಅඝಭเದ ವ౾౨ ಮൡ౨ ಆತನ ීඌಕฆ, ౽ඞඝಬದ౫ ೕಷಕฆ
ಮൡ౨ ౽ඞඝಬದ౫ ฿ರർರರඝ౬ ಒಳತำโൿ.
(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย ಬಳಸมದ ಆದฉ ಪคූಸൽฆವ ಪದಗำ ಮൡ౨
ಪർವัಗำ ූರൟೕಯ කಯ , 2023 (2023ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 45), ූರൟೕಯ
ౘ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2023 (2023ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 47), ූರൟೕಯ කಗคೕಕ ರ౽౹
, 2023 (2023ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 46), ಅಥ฿ ದූბඝರ ನವ ಹಀౙಗಳ
ರౘൕ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993 (1994ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 10)ರย ಅඝಕಮ฿ಜ ಅโಗัಡ ಆ
ಅඌඛಯಮൟಗಳย ඛೕಡมದ ಅಥბಗಳඝ౬ ඛೕಡมಜංಂൿ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.
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3. ೧ಕ ಬౙರ.- ೦ൟ ඵೈಯൟಯ ൟೕბನದ ಅඝರ ෴ช
ಸದಸඝ ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ಇඣ౬ಬ౯ ಸದಸನ ෬ว ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ෴โඃ ಂತವඝ౬
ಎಸಜದฉ, ೧ಕ ಬౙರವඝ౬ ຂคದචಂൿ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಆತඝ,-
(i) ಇඣ౬ಬ౯ ವ౾౨ಂൽಡ ವವಹคಸฤ, ലಡಛಜ ಃಲಸ ඛವბಸฤ ಅಥ฿
฿ඩರ ಡฤ ඛฃಕคโൿ; ಅಥ฿
(ii) ಪൟಫಲ౽ౙಜ ๅಯඝ౬ ಸยโದಃౙ ๅಗಳඝ౬ ඛೕഴವ ಅಥ฿ ಒಪ౭ಂದ
ಅವ౽ಶಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತಂಡ ಸದವ౽ಶಗಳඝ౬ ඛฃಕคโൿ; ಅಥ฿
(iii) ಸಹಜ ฿ವคಕ ಕಮದย ನ฿ಜ ಡมದ เಷಯಗಳ ෬ยನ
෴โඃ ඛීಧචಗಳඝ౬ ඛฃಕคโൿ; ಅಥ฿
(iv)
ಇತರ
ವ౾౨ಂൽಡ
ඛವბಸมಞವ
ไൟ౨ಪರ
ಅಥ฿
฿ವคಕ
ීಧಗัಂದ เ෨ಖකಞโൿ; ಅಥ฿
(v) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ෴โඃ ೧ಕ ಅಥ฿ උ෦ბಕ
ಪದ౪ൟ, ಆಚರൕ ಅಥ฿ ಸฏಭವඝ౬ ಆಚคโದคಂದ ಅಥ฿ ೧ಕ, උ෦ბಕ
ಅಥ฿
෨ർಕ
౽ಯბಕಮಗำ,
ಸฏಭ,
ಸๆಶ,
ಸො
ಅಥ฿
෫ರವಡಗಳย ඩสำโದคಂದ ತഷโൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌโൿ ಅಥ฿
ತഷಯฤ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(vi) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬, ಆತನඃ ಸ෨ർಯದ ಸದಸฆ
ಸಹಜ฿ಜ ಮൡ౨ ನ฿ಜ චರๆคವ ಮൿๅ, ಶವౙರ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ
උ෦ბಕ
ಸฏಭಗำ
ಮൡ౨
ಪದ౫ൟಗಳඝ౬
ඛವბโದ౽ౙಜನ
ಹಕౙඝ౬
ඛฃಕคโൿ ಅಥ฿ ൟರಸౙคโൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛฃಕคಸฤ ಅಥ฿ ൟರಸౙคಸฤ
౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(vii) ෴โඃ ಆඋರಗಳ ෬ว ೧ಕ ಬౙರ ಎಸಞโൿ ಅಥ฿ ಎಸಗฤ
౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(viii)
ಆತನ
ಸ෨ർಯದ
෴ช
ಸದಸನඝ౬
ಸಜದย
൧ಡಜಆำโದคಂದ ರเคโൿ ಅಥ฿ ൟರಸౙคโൿ ಅಥ฿ ಅಂಥ
ಸದಸඣಂൽಜನ ೧ಕ ಅಥ฿ ฿ವคಕ ීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಕലವ ෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ
ಸದಸನ ಬൿಀ ඛಂಷౣ฿ಗฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
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(ix) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ಆತನඃ ಸ෨ർಯโ ಧბർಯ
ದൟ౨, උ෦ბಕ ಅಥ฿ ವბಜඛಕ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ තಣბ฿ಜ ಅಥ฿ ූಗ๛฿ಜ
ಅಂಥ
ಸ෨ർಯದ
ඛඌಗัಂದ
ಆ
ಸ෨ർಯದ
ಪರ฿ಜ
౩ඪದ
ಅಥ฿
ඛವბൟ౨ฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳൟ౨ฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳಸฤ ಉං౪ೕ๏ฆವ ಮൡ౨ ಆತನඃ
ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಇತರ ಸದಸฆ ನ฿ಜ ಬಳಸฤ ಲಭเฆವ ෴โඃ ಸ౩ಳಃౙ
ಪๆ๏ಃౙ
ತഷโൿ
ಅಥ฿
ඛಬბಂඌโൿ
ಅಥ฿
ತഷಯฤ
ಅಥ฿
ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ.
(x) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ෴โඃ ๎ว, ๖ౘಕ ౩,
็ದ౾ೕಯ ౩, ಸ෨ർಯ ಸූಂಗಣ, ಕ ฯ, ಸ๎ನ, ಸඌ ಸ౩ಳ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ
ಸ෨ർಯโ ಬಳವ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳಸฤ ಉං౪ೕ๏ฆವ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ಸ౩ಳ ಅಥ฿
෴โඃ ಇತರ ವბಜඛಕ ಸ౩ಳದ ಲಭ ಒದಜโದඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳโದඝ౬
ತഷโൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌโൿ ಅಥ฿ ತഷಯฤ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ
౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(xi) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ಪೕಜನ౽ౙಜ
ರಸมದ ಧბർಯ කಸದ (charitable trust) ಅലಯย ෴โඃ ಪೕಜನವඝ౬
ಪഷโದඝ౬ ತഷโൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌโൿ ಅಥ฿ ತഷಯฤ ಅಥ฿
ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(xii) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ඡರ฿ಜ ಅಥ฿ ಪฌೕౘ฿ಜ, ಆತನ
ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ಸದಸฌಂൽಡ ೧ಕ, උ෦ბಕ, ไൟ౨ಪರ
ಅಥ฿
฿ඩರ
ීಧಗಳඝ౬
ಕലൿಆಳฤ
ಪೕൽโൿ
ಅಥ฿
ಉ౨ೕ೧โൿ;
(xiii) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ಸದಸคಡ
ನ฿ಜ
෨ಕ౨฿ಜฆವ
෴โඃ
ත೦
ಸ౩ಳ
ಅಥ฿
ൟೕಥბಃ౹ೕತ
ಪๆ๏โದඝ౬, ಅದರย ൪ಞโದඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಅನ൭ คೕൟಯย ಬಳโದඝ౬
ತഷโൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌโൿ ಅಥ฿ ತഷಯฤ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ
౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(xiv) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ಆತನ ಇತರ ಸದಸฌಂൽಡ
ನ฿ಜ ౩ඪಸมದ ಅಥ฿ ඛವბಸมಞൟ౨ฆವ ಅಂಥ ೧ಕ, ไൟ౨ಪರ
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ಅಥ฿ ฿ඩರ ීಧ ౩ඪโದඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ඛವბโದඝ౬ ತഷโൿ
ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌโൿ ಅಥ฿ ತഷಯฤ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(xv) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಮಕౙำ ඛൽბಷౣ ಀഖಂಬದ ಅಥ฿ ಸ෨ർಯದ
ಇತರ ಀഖಂಬಗಳ ಮಕౙูಂൽಡ ಒഔౣಡ ಆಟ฿ഴโದඝ౬ ತഷโൿ ಅಥ฿
ඛಬბಂඌโൿ ಅಥ฿ ತഷಯฤ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(xvi) ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ನವ ಹಀౙಗಳඝ౬ ಪഷโದඝ౬
ඛಬბಂඌโൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛฃಕคโൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛಬბಂඌಸฤ ಅಥ฿ ඛฃಕคಸฤ
౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(xvii) ජൟಕ, ೧ಕ ౷ೕ౽ರ, ฃಜ౾ೕಯ ಒಲโ, ยಂಗತ౷ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ
ಇತರ ಆඋರದ ෬ว ಸ෨ർಯದ ಸದಸರ ನഴๅ ൞ರತಮವඝ౬ ಉಂഖഴโൿ
ಅಥ฿ ൞ರತಮವඝ౬ ಉಂഖಡฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ;
(xviii) ಂಸౙೃൟಕ ಅಡಚൕಯඝ౬ ౣโൿ ಅಥ฿ ౣಡ ౽ರಣ฿ಞโൿ
ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช ಸದಸನඝ౬ ෴โඃ ඛൽბಷౣ คೕൟಯ ಬങౣಗಳඝ౬
ಧคಸฤ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ඛൽბಷౣ ූಯඝ౬ ಬಳಸฤ ಒ൞౨โൿ;
(xix)
ಆತನ
ಸ෨ർಯದ
෴ช
ಸದಸನඝ౬
ಸದค
ಸ෨ർಯൽಂದ
ຄರಀโൿ ಅಥ฿ ຄರಕฤ ౽ರಣකಞโൿ; ಮൡ౨
(xx) ೧ಕ ಬౙರಃౙ ಸನ฿ದ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ಂತಗಳඝ౬ ಎಸಞโൿ.
4. ೧ಕ ಬౙರದ ඛಧ.- ೧ಕ ಬౙರವඝ౬ ಈ ෩ಲಕ
ඛඌಸมಜං ಟ ಅದඝ౬ ഴโൿ ಮൡ౨ ಆಚคโൿ ಅಪฃಧ฿ಜರತಕౙൿ౪.
5. ೧ಕ ಬౙರಃౙ ๏ಃ౹.- ෴ช ವ౾౨ ತನ౬ ಸ෨ർಯದ ෴ช
ವ౾౨ಯ
෬ว
෴โඃ
೧ಕ
ಬౙರವඝ౬
ຂคದฉ
ಅಥ฿
ຂರฤ
౽ರಣකದฉ ಅಥ฿ ಆಚคದฉ, ಅಪฃಧ ඛೕბತකದ ෬ว ෩ฆ ವಷბಗัಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ ౽ฃ฿ಸಅಥ฿ ಒಂൿ ಲౘ งඩಗัಡ เಸ౨คಸಬർದ
೩มච ಇๅರಡರย ෴โඃ ಪ౽ರದ ಅಥ฿ ಇವฉಡคಂದล ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪.
เವರൕ I.- ವ౾౨ ತನ౬ ಅඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ಬಳ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳಸฤ ౽ರಣ฿ಜ
೧ಕ ಬౙರ เඌโದ౽ౙಜ ೦ൟ ඵೈൟಯ ಸොಗಳย ಮತಚมಸฤ
ಅದರ ಇತರ ಸದಸರඝ౬ ಪූเ, ಅಂಥ ಸොಯย ಉಪ౩ತකಜಲൽದ౪ง ಸಹ ಈ
ಪಕರಣದല ಅಪฃಧ ലฆโർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.
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เವರൕ II.- ೦ൟ ඵೈൟ ಸො ನഷർಗ, ೧ಕ ಬౙರ เඌವ
ඛಣბಯವඝ౬ ല, ಅಂಥ ඛಣბಯವඝ౬ ຄರലർಗ, ಸොಯ ಅಂಥ ඛಣბಯ
ಅಥ฿ ಆಚರൕಯ ಚბಗಳ ಪರ฿ಜ ಮತಚมದ ಪൟ ಸದಸඝ ಈ ಪಕರಣದല
ಅಪฃಧ ലฆโർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.
6. ೧ಕ ಬౙರ เඌโದ౽ౙಜ ಸො ฆโದರ ඛಧ.- ෴ช ವ౾౨
ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಞಂඬ ෴โඃ ಸಮಯದย ಮൡ౨ ෴โඃ ಸ౩ಳದย ಸ෨ർಯದ
෴ช ಸದಸನ ෬ว ೧ಕ ಬౙರವඝ౬ เඌವ เಷಯದ ෬ว ಅඩಯ
ಅಥ฿ ಉං౪ೕಶතವბಕ ಚბಂൽಡ ಒഖౣಟഴโൿ, ಸො ฆโൿ ಅಥ฿
ಞಂඬಟഴโದඝ౬ ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ; ಅಂಥ ಒഖౣಟഴเಃ, ಸො ฆเಃ ಅಥ฿
ಞಂඬಟഴเಃಯඝ౬ ౽ඞඝರ ಸො ฆเಃ ಪคಗಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಟ
ಅಂಥ ಸො ฆเಃಯඝ౬ ಕฉൽฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಘഔฆವ ಪൟ ವ౾౨ಯඝ౬ ಮൡ౨
ಅದರย
ූಗವฆವ
ಅದರ
ಪൟ
ಸದಸඝ
ಒಂൿ
ಲౘ
งඩಗัಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ ೩มචಂದ ඈಡඛೕಯකಗತಕౙൿ౪.
7. ಅಪฃಧಃౙ චರ฿ಞವ ಅಥ฿ ൿ౭ೕคโದ౽ౙಜ ඈಡච.- 4ඡ
ಪಕರಣದലಯ ಅಪฃಧ ಡฤ චರโ ಅಥ฿ ൿ౭იೕರൕ ඛೕലದ ෴ช ವ౾౨
෩ฆ
ವಷბಗัಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ
౽ฃ฿ಸඅಂൽಡ
ಅಥ฿
ಒಂൿ
ಲౘ
งඩಗัಡ เಸ౨คಸಬർದ ೩มච ಅಥ฿ ಇๅರಡคಂದล ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪.
8.
ಂൽನ
೧ಕ
ಬౙರದ
౾ಗಳ
ಅඞ೧ბತತำเಃ.-
(1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮโ ೦คಡ ීದ ൽකಂಕඈൿ, ಅಂಥ ඩฏಭโ ೦คಡ ීದ
ൽකಂಕඅಂൽಡ, ෴โඃ ೧ಕ ಬౙರದ ౾ ಅඞ೧ბತತಳತಕౙൿ౪
ಮൡ౨ ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
(2) ೧ಕ ಬౙರ เඌವ ಅಥ฿ เඌಸฤ ౽ರಣ฿ಞವ ෴โඃ ೦ൟ
ඵೈൟ 4ඡ ಪಕರಣದല ಅಪฃಧ ലฆโർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಟ 5ඡ
ಪಕರಣದല ඈಡචಡ ຄൕಛರකಗತಕౙൿ౪.
9.
ඈಡචಡ
෮ದฤ
ತಸ౨ನ
಄ำเಃ.-
ಆඩൽತನ
ಅಪฃಧ
ඛಣბಯ฿ದฉ, ක෴ಲಯโ ඈಡචಯ ಪಣವඝ౬ ತಸ౨ඛಡ ಄ಳತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨
ತฆ฿ಯ ತ ඈಡචಯඝ౬ ຄರലಸತಕౙൿ౪.
10. ಅಪฃಧಗಳ ೬ౢೕಯ ಮൡ౨ ೦෦ೕඛೕಯ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದലಯ
෴โඃ
ඈಡඛೕಯ
ಅಪฃಧโ
೬ౢೕಯ฿ಜರಕౙൿ౪
ಮൡ౨
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೦෦ೕඛೕಯ฿ಜರತಕౙൿ౪
ಟ
ಪಥಮ
ದ೬ბ
කಕ
೧ౣიೕಟคಂದ
ಅඌเೈರൕ ನഷಯತಕౙൿ౪.
11. ಅಪฃಧದ ฃ೧ലಆำเಃ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದല ඈಡඛೕಯ฿ದ
ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬, ತಸ౨ನ ಸಮൟಂൽಡ ಟ ක෴ಲಯದ ಅඝಮൟಂൽಡ
ฃ೧ലಆಳಬൿ:
ಪฏൡ, ಆඩൽತ ವ౾౨ ක෴ಲಯโ ൞ඝ ಕ౨ๅಂൿ ූเ๋ಥ
ಸ෨ർಯ ๅಗಳඝ౬ ඛವბವ ಷರൟ౨ತಳಪഖౣ, ක෴ಲಯโ ಅಪฃಧಗಳ
ฃ೧ಛಜ ಆඃಶದ ෩ಲಕ ಅඝಮൟಯඝ౬ ඛೕಡತಕౙದ౪.
12. ฆ ౷ೕಕคದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಅඝಸคಸ౽ದ ౽ಯბเඋನ.- (1)
ತಸ౨ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಀഖಂಬದ ෴ช ಸದಸ ยೕಸคಡ ಅಥ฿ ඡರ฿ಜ ಪಥಮ
ದ೬ბ කಕ ೧ౣიೕಟคಡ ರඝ౬ ർಖยಸಬൿ ಅಥ฿ ඛಯ෦ಸಬർದ
เඋನದย ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದലಯยನ ಅಪฃಧಃౙ ීಧಪಟౣ ൟಯඝ౬
౷ೕಕคದ ෬ว, ಇඨ౺ දಕౣฑ ದ೬ბಜಂತ ಕല෫ಯಲದ ยೕ ಅඌ౽ค ಸ౷දೕคತ
(suo-moto) ಕಮವඝ౬ ಅತಳಬൿ.
(2)
ಉಪಪಕರಣ
(1)ರല
෴ರ
෨ಂං
ฆ
ർಖยಸมಜංೕ
ಆ
೧ౣიೕಟฆ ยೕಸคಡ ತඛಒ ನഷಸฤ ඛඃბ๏ಸಬൿ.
(3) ೧ౣიೕಟฆ ಅඌเೈರൕ ෨౽౨ಯ฿ಞವฉಡ ತಸ౨ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ
ಀഖಂಬಃౙ, ಆತඝ ಕ౨ๅಂൿ ූเವ ෴โඃ เಧದ චರโ ಅಥ฿ ಸಯವඝ౬
ಒದಜ๋ ಸಹ ยೕಸฆ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ ීඌತ ඩඌ౽ರಃౙ ඛඃბ๏ಸಬൿ.
13. ಕಮ ಅತำವ ยೕ ಅඌ౽ค.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದല ೧ಕ
ಬౙರದ ಅಪฃಧದ ൟಯඝ౬ ౷ೕಕคದ ತฆ฿ಯ ยೕ ಅඌ౽ค,-
(ಎ) ෴โඃ ಸ౩ಳದย ඛ෦ბಸมದ ಅಥ฿ ಇคಸมದ ෴โඃ ಅല ಅಥ฿
ತഷಯඝ౬
ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದല
ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬
ഴವ
ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ
ಬಳಸมಜංಂ්ದඝ౬ ඦಬฤ ಅಂಥ ยೕ ಅඌ౽ค ಕ౨ ಆඋರವඝ౬
ຄಂൽದ౪ฉ, ಡ ඛ෦ბದ ಅಥ฿ ಇคಸมದ ಅല ಅಥ฿ ತഷಯඝ౬ ಡಯಬൿ
ಅಥ฿ ಡಯฤ ౽ರಣ฿ಗಬൿ; ಅಥ฿
() ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದല ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬ ഴವ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ಅಂಥ ಢഖ ಅಥ฿
ಜಲඝ౬
෨ಚมಜංಂൿ
ඦಬฤ
ಅಂಥ
ยೕ
ಅඌ౽ค
ಕ౨
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ಆඋರವඝ౬ ຄಂൽದ౪ฉ, ෴โඃ ಢഖ ಅಥ฿ ಜಲඝ౬ ฉಯಬൿ ಅಥ฿
ฉಯฤ ౽ರಣ฿ಗಬൿ.
14. ಃಲโ ౽ಯბಗಳඝ౬ ತഷವ ಅඌ౽ರ.- (1) ೧ಕ ಬౙರ
เඌโದ౽ౙಜ ౽ඞඝ ರ ಸො ಕฉವ ಧฆโංಂൿ ൟಯඝ౬
೧มඌ౽ค
౷ೕಕคർಗ,
ಆඃಶದ
෩ಲಕ
ಆತඝ,
ಆඃಶದ
෩ಲಕ
ඛൽბಷౣಪലಸಬർದ ෴โඃ ಪඃಶದย ෴ช ವ౾౨ ಅಂಥ ౽ඞඝ ರ
ಸො ಕฉโದඝ౬ ಟ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದല ෴โඃ ಅಪฃಧ ಎಸಞವ ಅಂಥ
෴โඃ ౽ಯბ ഴโದඝ౬ ඛඌಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(2)
೧มඌ౽ค
ยೕ
ඩඌ౽ರಗัಡ
ಕ౨
ඛೕඃბಶನಗಳඝ౬
ඛೕഴโದඝ౬ ಒಳತಂഴ, ಅಂಥ ಆඃಶಃౙ ಪค൏ಮ ඛೕಡฤ ಆತඝ ಅವಶಕๅಂൿ
ූเ๋ಥ ಕಮಗಳඝ౬ ಡൿಆಳಬൿ.
15. ೧ಕ ಬౙರ
ඛಧ ಅඌ౽ค.- ฃಜ
ಸ౽ბರโ
ಸ౽ბค
ฃಜಪತದย
ಅඌಚචಯ
෩ಲಕ
ಸ౽ბರದ
’ಎ’
ದ೬ბಡ
ಕല෫ಯಲದ
ಅඌ౽คಯඝ౬ ൞ඝ ಅವಶಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗಸಬർඈ ೧ಕ ಬౙರ ඛಧ
ಅඌ౽ค෴ಜ ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬൿ ಟ ಆತඝ ෴ವ ಪඃಶ ಅಥ฿ ಪඃಶಗูಳಡ
ඛಯ෦ಸಬർඈಥ
ಅඌ౽ರಗಳඝ౬
ಚมಸತಕౙൿ
ಮൡ౨
ಕತბವಗಳඝ౬
ඛವბಸತಕౙං౪ಂൿ ಅඌಸಬൿ.
16. ೧ಕ ಬౙರ ಅඌ౽คಯ ಪ౽ಯბಗำ.- ೧ಕ ಬౙರ
ಅඌ౽ค ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ಪ౽ಯბಗಳඝ౬ ඛವბಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
(ಎ) ತನ౬ ಅඌ౽ರ฿ඪ౨ಯ ಪඃಶದย ෴ช ವ౾౨ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ
ಉಪීಧಗಳല
ಅಪฃಧ
ലฆโದඝ౬
ಪ౨ಹೋโൿ,
൞ඝ
ಕ౨ๅಂൿ
เ๋ಥ ಕಮವඝ౬ ಡൿಆำโൿ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ಪಕರಣಗಳඝ౬ ೧ౣიೕಟคಡ
ಮൡ౨ ೧มඌ౽คಡ ವರൽഴโൿ;
()
ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದല
ಅಪฃಧಗಳඝ౬
ಮൡ౨
ಅದರ
ವವಹರൕಗಳඝ౬
ಅඌเೈರൕ ഴ฿ಗ ೧ౣიೕಟคಡ චರโඛೕഴโൿ.
17. ತಸ౨ඛಡ ಪคರ ඛೕലಃ.- ක෴ಲಯโ, ൟೕಪბඝ౬ ຄರല฿ಗ,
೩มචಯ ඈಡචಯඝ౬ เඌ฿ಗ, ವมದ ೩มචಯ තಣბ ಅಥ฿
ූಗವඝ౬ ತಸ౨ ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಀഖಂಬಃౙ ಪคರ฿ಜ ඛೕಡฤ ಆඃ๏ಸಬൿ.
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18. ಅඌඛಯಮโ ಇತರ ෴โඃ ౽ඞನඝ౬ ಅย౭ೕಕคโൽಲ.- ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗำ ກೋವค෴ಜರತಕౙൿ౪ ಟ ತ൞ౙಲದย ೦คಯยฆವ
෴โඃ ಇತರ ౽ඞඛನ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಅย౭ೕಕคโൽಲ.
19.
ූರൟೕಯ
කಯ
,
2023ರല
ಆฌೕಪಗಳ
ರಚච.-
ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದല ಅಪฃಧ౽ౙಜ ಆฌೕಪಗಳඝ౬ งඪ฿ಗ ූರൟೕಯ කಯ ,
2023 (2023ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 45) ರ 3(5), 61(1), 61(2), 190, 196, 308(1) คಂದ (6) ಮൡ౨
62ඡ
ಪಕರಣಗಳല
ಅಪฃಧ
ലฆโದඝ౬
ಗൟ
ൟัಯಪലದฉ
೧ౣიೕಟฆ ಅโಗಳലಯย ಸಹ ಆฌೕಪಗಳඝ౬ งඪಸಬൿ.
20. ඛಯಮಗಳ ರಚකඌ౽ರ.- (1) ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ
ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬ ౽ಯბಗತತัโದ౽ౙಜ තವბಪಕಟൕಯ ತฆ฿ಯ ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬
ರಸಬൿ.
(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย ರಸมದ ಪൟಂൿ ඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಅಥ฿
ಅඌಚචಯඝ౬ ಅದඝ౬ ರದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಆದౣ ಗච, ฃಜ เඋನಡಲದ
ಪൟಂൿ ಸದನದ ෨ಂං, ಅൿ ಅඌๆಶನದยฆ฿ಗ, ಒಂൿ ಅඌๆಶನದย ಅಥ฿
ಎರഴ ಅಥ฿ ກನ ඛฏತರ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳย ಅಡಕ฿ಗಬർದ ಒഖౣ ෩ವൡ౨
ൽನಗಳ ಅವඌಯವฉಡ ലಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ෬ว ຂัದ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ಅಥ฿
ඛฏತರ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ඛಕಟ ತฆ฿ಯದ ಅඌๆಶನದ ෨౽౨ಯಃౙ ෨ಂ ಆ
ඛಯಮದย ಅಥ฿ ಅඌಚචಯย ෴โඃ ඩბಟඝ౬ ಡಃಂൿ ಎರവ
ಸದನಗิ
ಒඪ౭ದฉ
ಅಥ฿
ಆ
ඛಯಮವඝ౬
ಅಥ฿
ಅඌಚචಯඝ౬
ಡಁಡංಂൿ ಎರവ ಸದನಗิ ಒඪ౭ದฉ ಆ ඛಯಮโ ಅಥ฿ ಅඌಚච
ದූბඝರ ಅಂಥ ඩბഓದ งಪದย ತ ಆ ඩბಟඝ౬ ಅಥ฿
ರದ౪ൟಯඝ౬ ಅඌದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಗತಕౙൿ౪ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ
ಪค൏ಮ ຄಂൽರತಕౙದ౪ಲ; ಆർಟ ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ඩბഖ ಅಥ฿ ರದ౫ൟ ಆ
ඛಯಮದ ಅಥ฿ ಅඌಚචಯ ෬ฉಡ ಂං ലದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბದ ನಡ
ಧಕ฿ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
21.
൧ಂದฉಗಳඝ౬
ඛ฿คವ
ಅඌ౽ರ.-
(1)
ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದ
ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ೦คಡ ತฆ฿ಗ, ෴โඃ ൧ಂದฉಗำ ಉದเದย, ฃಜ
ಸ౽ბರโ, ಸ౽ბค ฃಜಪತದย ಅඌಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ, ൧ಂದฉಗಳඝ౬ ඛ฿คವ
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ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ
ಅವಶಕ
ಅಥ฿
ಕ౨ๅಂൿ
ಉഴಬฆ๋ಥ
ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದ
ಉಪීಧಗัಡ ಅಗತವಲದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ಕย౭ಸಬൿ :
ಪฏൡ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ඩฏಭದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಎರഴ ವಷბಗಳ ಅವඌಯ
෨౽౨ಯದ ತฆ฿ಯ ෴โඃ ಅಂಥ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
(2) ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣ (1)ರല ലದ ಪൟಂൿ ಆඃಶವඝ౬, ಅದඝ౬ ലದ
ತฆ฿ಯ ಧ฿ದౣ ಗච ฃಜ เඋನಡಲದ ಪൟಂൿ ಸದನದ ෨ಂං
ലಸತಕౙൿ౪.
൭ವฑඊ ಡຄೕഡ
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜඩಲฆ
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜඩಲರ ಆඃ๎ඝರ
ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย,
೧.๏ೕಧฑ
ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,
ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨
๎ಸನ ರಚච ಇมಒ.
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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
NO. DPAL 95 SHASANA 2025, BENGALURU, DATED: 12.01.2026
ූರತ เඋನದ ಅඝೕಧ 348ರ ಘಡ (3)ರ ಅലಯย ฃಜඩಲคಂದ
ಅඌಂತತัದ ಕකბಟಕ ೧ಕ ಬౙರ (ಪൟීಧ, ඛಧ ಮൡ౨ ಪคರ)
ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 (2026 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ:18)ರ ූಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ
ಆಂಗ ಪಠๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย (ූಗ-IVA) ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ
ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 18 OF 2026
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 12th Day of January 2026)
THE KARNATAKA SOCIAL BOYCOTT (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND
REDRESSAL) ACT, 2025
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 09th day of January, 2026)
An Act to provide for the prohibition of social boycott of a person or group of
persons including their family members and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto;
Whereas promoting amongst the citizens fraternity, assuring the dignity of
individual is enshrined as one of the goal in the Preamble to the Constitution of
India;
And whereas the social boycott of any person or a group of persons is
violation of the fundamental rights enshrined in part-III of the Constitution;
And whereas it has been observed that the inhuman practice of social boycott
boycott of a person or group of persons including their family members still persists
in some parts of the State;
And whereas it appears that the existing laws have been proved to be not
effective in total elimination of the evil of social boycott of a person or group of
persons including their family members;
And whereas it is necessary to prohibit social boycott as a matter of social
reform in the interest of public welfare;
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And whereas with a view to ensure that the people in the State live in
harmony with their human rights, it is expedient to provide for the prohibition of
social boycott of a person or group of persons including their family members, and
for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka 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 Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by
notification, appoint.
2. Definitions.- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Caste Panchayat” means a Committee or a body formed by a
group of persons belonging to any community, whether
registered or not, whether formal or informal, which functions
within the community to regulate various practices in the same
community, controls personal and social behavior of any
member and collectively resolves or decides any disputes
amongst its members including their families, by issuing oral
or written dictums, whether called as a “panchayat” or by any
other name or description;
(b) “Community” in relation to a Caste Panchayat means a group,
the members of which are connected together by reason of the
fact that by birth, conversion or the performance of any
religious rites or ceremonies, they belong to the same religion
or religious creed, caste or sub-caste;
(c) “Social Boycott” means the gesture or an act, whether oral or
written, of any social discrimination between the members of
the community specified in section 3;
(d) “Government” means the Government of Karnataka;
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(e) “Human rights” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it
in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Protection of
Human Rights Act, 1993 (Central Act 10 of 1994);
(f) “Member” means a person who is a member of any community;
(g) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(h) “Social Boycott Prohibition Officer” means an officer
designated as such under section 15; and
(i) “Victim” means an individual who has suffered or experienced
physical or monetary harm or harm to his property as a result
of the commission of social boycott and includes his relatives,
legal guardian and legal heirs.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act but defined in the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023), the Bharatiya Sakshya
Adhiniyam, 2023 (Central Act 47 of 2023), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 46 of 2023) or the Protection of Human Rights Act,
1993, (Central Act 10 of 1994) as the case may be, shall be deemed to have the
meaning respectively assigned to them under those enactments.
3. Social boycott.- Any member who commits any of the following act shall
be deemed to have imposed social boycott on another member of his community,
if as per the decision of caste panchayath, he-
(i)
refuses to deal with, work for hire or do business with other person
or;
(ii)
denies opportunities including access to services or contractual
opportunities for rendering service for consideration or;
(iii)
refuses to do anything on the terms on which things would be
commonly done in the ordinary course of business or;
(iv)
abstains from the professional or business relations that one would
maintain with other person or;
(v)
prevents or obstructs or causes to prevent or obstructs any
member of his community from observing any social or religious
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custom or usage or ceremony or from taking part in a social,
religious or community functions, congregation, assembly,
meeting or procession;
(vi)
refuses or denies or causes to refuse or deny any member of his
community the right to perform marriage, funeral or other
religious ceremonies and rites which the members of his own
community usually and ordinarily perform;
(vii)
commits or causes to commit social ostracism on any grounds;
(viii) shuns or refuses any member of his community from engaging
in the society or cut-off social or commercial ties with such
member resulting in making the life of such member miserable;
(ix)
prevents or obstructs or causes to prevent or obstruct any
member of his community from having access to or from using
any place used or intended to be used for a charitable, religious
or public purpose which is established or maintained wholly or
partly by his own community for and on behalf of the
community out of the funds of such community and is normally
available for use to or by any other member of his own
community;
(x)
prevents or obstructs or causes to prevent or obstruct any
member of his community from having access to or using the
facilities of any school, educational institution, medical
institution, community hall, club hall, cemetery, burial ground
or any other place used by, or intended to be used by, or for the
benefit of, his community; or any other public place;
(xi)
prevents or obstructs or causes to prevent or obstruct any
member of his community from enjoying any benefit under a
charitable trust created for the benefit of his community;
(xii)
incites or provokes or encourages any member of his
community, directly or indirectly, to sever social, religious,
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professional or business relations with any other member or
members of his community;
(xiii) prevents or obstructs or causes to prevent or obstruct any
member of his community from entering, lodging in or
otherwise using any place of worship or pilgrimage, which is
ordinarily open to the members of his community;
(xiv) prevents or obstructs or causes to prevent or obstruct any
member of his community from establishing or maintaining
such social, professional or business relations as he would
ordinarily establish or maintain with other members of his
community;
(xv)
prevents or obstructs or causes to prevent or obstruct any
children of his community from playing together with the
children of specific family or families in the community;
(xvi) obstructs or denies or causes to obstruct or deny any member
of his community from enjoying human rights;
(xvii) discriminates or causes to discriminate amongst the members
of the community on the basis of morality, social acceptance,
political inclination, sexuality or any other basis;
(xviii) creates or causes to create cultural obstacle or compel any
member of his community to wear any particular type of clothes
or use any specific language;
(xix) expels or causes to expel any member of his community from
the said community ; and
(xx)
commits any other similar acts which amount to and social
boycott.
4. Prohibition of Social boycott.- The social boycott is hereby prohibited
and its commission and practice shall be an offence.
5. Punishment for Social boycott.- Any person who imposes or causes to
impose or practices any social boycott on any member of his community, shall, on
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conviction, be punished with imprisonment of either description, which may extend
to three years, or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.
Explanation I.— A person who uses or causes to use his power to influence
other members of the Caste Panchayat which in its meeting has voted for
imposition of social boycott, though not present in such meeting shall be deemed
to have committed the offence under this section.
Explanation II.— Where at the meeeting of the caste panchayat, the
resolution to impose social boycott has been passed, every member who has voted
in favour of such decision or has participated in the deliberations of the meeting,
when such resolution was moved, shall be deemed to have committed the offence
under this section.
6. Prohibition on assembling for imposing social boycott.- No person or
group of persons shall gather, assemble or congregate at any time and at any place
with the view or intention to deliberate on issue of imposing social boycott on any
member of the community; such gathering or assembly or congregation shall be
treated as an unlawful assembly and every person convening and organizing such
assembly and every member thereof participating therein shall be punishable with
fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
7. Punishment for aiding or abetting the offence.- Every person who aids
or abets the commission of an offence under section 4 shall be punished with
imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to
one lakh rupees or with both.
8. Previous actions of Social Boycott to be void.- (1) Any action of social
boycott, on the date of commencement of this Act shall, with effect from the date
of such commencement, be void and be of no effect.
(2) Any caste Panchayat, which imposes or causes to impose social boycott
shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 4 and shall be liable
to be punished under section 5.
9. Victim to be heard on sentence.- If the accused is convicted, the Court
shall, hear the victim on the quantum of sentence and then only pass the sentence.
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10. Offences to be cognizable and bailable.- Any offence punishable under
this Act shall be cognizable and bailable and triable by a Judicial Magistrate of the
first class.
11. Compounding of offence.- The offence punishable under this Act may,
with the consent of the victim and with the permission of the court, be
compounded:
Provided that, the Court shall, by an order, grant permission for
compounding of offence subject to the condition of performance of such community
services to be rendered by the accused person, as the court may think fit.
12. Procedure to be followed upon receiving complaint.- (1) The victim or
any member of his family may file a complaint either to the police or directly to the
Judicial Magistrate of the first class or a police officer not below the rank of
Inspector may initiate suo-moto action upon receipt of information regarding the
offence under this Act in the manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The Magistrate before whom the complaint is filed under sub-section (1)
may direct the police to conduct the investigation.
(3) The Magistrate may also direct the police and other concerned authorities
to provide the victim and his family, any kind of assistance or help that he thinks
necessary till the conclusion of trial.
13. Police officer to take action.- Upon receiving the information of the
offence of social boycott under this Act a police officer may,-
(a)
remove or cause to be removed, any barricade or obstruction
erected or placed in any place if such police officer has
reasonable ground to believe that the barricade or obstruction
was so erected or placed in order to be used for the purpose of
committing an offence under this Act ;or
(b)
open or cause to be opened any gate or door, if such police
officer has reasonable ground to believe that such gate or door
has been closed for the purpose of committing an offence under
this Act.
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14. Power to prevent certain acts.- (1) Where the Deputy Commissioner
receives information that there is likelihood of convening of unlawful assembly for
imposition of social boycott, he shall, by order, prohibit the convening of any such
unlawful assembly and doing of any such act towards the commission of any
offence under this Act by any person in any areas as may be specified in the order.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner may take such steps as he thinks necessary
to give effect to such order, including giving of appropriate directions to the police
authorities.
15. Social boycott prohibition officer.- The State Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, designate any officer not below the rank of
Group ‘A’ Officer of the Government, as the social boycott prohibition Officer as it
may consider necessary and may also notify the area or areas within which he shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties as may be prescribed.
16. Functions of social boycott prohibition officer.- A social boycott
Prohibition Officer shall perform the following functions, namely:-
(a)
to detect the commission of offence under the provisions of this
Act by any person in the area of his jurisdiction, by taking such
action as he deems fit and to report such cases to the
Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner;
(b)
to assist the Magistrate while he is trying the offences and its
proceedings under this Act.
17. Compensation to Victim.- When a sentence of fine is imposed, the a
Court may, when passing judgment, order the whole or any part of the fine
recovered to be given to the victim and his family, as the compensation.
18. Act not in derogation of any other law.- 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.
19. Framing charges under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.- While
framing charges for the offences under this Act, the Magistrate may also frame
charges under sections 3(5), 61 (1), 61(2), 190,196,308(1) to (6) and 62 of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023), or any other provision of
that Sanhita, if the fact discloses the commission of an offence under those
provisions.
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20. Power to make rules.- (1) The State Government may, after previous
publication make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Every rule or notification 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
immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both
Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or notification or both Houses
agree that the rule or notification should not be made, the rule or notification shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or 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 previously done under that rule or notification.
21. Power to remove difficulties.- (1) 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, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing
the difficulty:
Provided that, no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry
of a period of two years from the commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as
may be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature.
The above translation of ಕකბಟಕ ೧ಕ ಬౙರ (ಪൟීಧ, ඛಧ ಮൡ౨
ಪคರ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 (2026 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 18) be published in
the official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India.
THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT
GOVERNOR OF KARANATAKA
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
G. SRIDHAR
Secretary to Government
Department of Parliamentary
Affairs and Legislation
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