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Sanadi was initially charged with cheating, abetment of suicide, and rape after his 21-year-old lover died by suicide in 2007. While acquitted by the trial court, the Karnataka High Court convicted him of cheating and abetment of suicide, sentencing him to 5 years in prison and a ₹25,000 fine. Judgment highlighted that broken relationships, though distressing, do not automatically constitute criminal offenses.
