Karnataka HC sentences man to three months’ imprisonment for forging court order

Published 04 Nov 2026, 21:40 IST

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has sentenced a man to three months' imprisonment for criminal contempt of court after he forged an interim order. A Division Bench comprising Justices D K Singh and H Shanthi Bhushan convicted Chethan Kumar, a resident of Sidlaghatta in Chikkaballapura district…

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The High Court of Karnataka has sentenced a man to three months’ simple imprisonment for criminal contempt after he was found guilty of forging a 2017 court order by changing the date and adding the names of some individuals as petitioners who had not filed any petition

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article 04 Nov 2026, 21:40 IST

Karnataka HC sentences man to three months’ imprisonment for forging court order

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 04 Nov 2026, 20:25 IST

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has sentenced a man to three months' imprisonment for criminal contempt of court after he forged an interim order. A Division Bench comprising Justices D K Singh and H Shanthi Bhushan convicted Chethan Kumar, a resident of Sidlaghatta in Chikkaballapura district…

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