Karnataka High Court
Dr Geetha D/O K Krishna Murthy vs Vasanthi S Shetty W/O T Sudhakara Shetty on 11 January, 2010
Equivalent citations: AIR 2010 (NOC) 724 (KAR.), 2010 CRI. L. J. 2698, 2011 ACD 647 (KAR), 2010 (2) AIR KANT HCR 473, (2011) 1 ICC 575, (2010) 3 KCCR 1763, (2010) 2 NIJ 159, (2010) 4 CURCC 88, (2010) 3 BANKCAS 671, (2010) 4 CRIMES 172, (2010) 6 KANT LJ 251, (2010) 3 ALLCRILR 759
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