Instruments executed in the 1[State of Karnataka]1

All instruments chargeable with duty and executed by any person in the 1[State of Karnataka]1 shall be stamped before or at the time of execution. 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973. 1[Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to an instrument in respect of which stamp duty has been paid under section 10A.]1 1. Inserted by Act 24 of 1999 w.e.f. 18.8.1999.

1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973.

1[Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to an instrument in respect of which stamp duty has been paid under section 10A.]1

¹ Inserted by Act 24 of 1999 w.e.f. 18.8.1999.