Stamp Duty · Karnataka
Bengaluru’s famous 10-month deposits make Karnataka a state where the deposit matters: it counts toward the duty base, so a large deposit changes what is owed. Agreements printed on generic e-stamp paper are frequently under-stamped.
₹500 on the reference tenancy
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
See the calculator for your term
₹200 flat for NDAs
Agreements not otherwise provided for
Pre-set for Karnataka's schedule. Enter your rent, term, and deposit for an indicative duty — the same engine the Dharaa app uses.
Your estimate will appear here.
Estimates are indicative and based on published state schedules — verify against your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
For an 11-month agreement the duty caps at ₹500, so most tenancies pay exactly that whatever the rent. Registration is not compulsory below 12 months. Bengaluru adds a cess and surcharge on the duty for registered instruments.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹500.
A flat ₹200. This covers NDAs, service agreements, and most contracts without their own schedule entry.
An under-stamped agreement is inadmissible as evidence (Section 35, Indian Stamp Act, 1899) and can be impounded, with a penalty of up to 10× the deficit under Section 40. Stamping correctly at execution costs a fraction of fixing it during a dispute.
Karnataka is served by SHCIL e-Stamping, so you can buy the certificate online and download it as a PDF.
Work out the duty for your document — the calculator above gives an indicative figure.
Go to SHCIL e-Stamping and select Karnataka.
Enter the first and second party names, the purpose, and the article matching your document.
Pay online and download the e-Stamp certificate as a PDF.
Attach the certificate to your agreement before signing.
Or skip all of that — Dharaa buys it for you
Draft your agreement in Dharaa, and we get the Karnataka e-Stamp and attach it to your document. You confirm the article and the face value before anything is paid. No portal logins, no article guesswork.
Get a stamped agreement in KarnatakaYes — Karnataka brings the security deposit into the duty base, which matters given Bengaluru’s typically large deposits. The figure above is computed for the reference tenancy; use the calculator for your own.
Usually not. A ₹100 stamp is common practice but rarely matches what the Karnataka Stamp Act prescribes for a tenancy. An under-stamped agreement is inadmissible as evidence until the duty and penalty are paid.
For the reference tenancy this page uses — ₹25,000 a month over 11 months with a ₹1,00,000 deposit — stamp duty comes to ₹500. Your own rent, term and deposit will give a different figure — the calculator on this page runs the same engine the Dharaa app uses, so it moves when the state schedule does. For an 11-month agreement the duty caps at ₹500, so most tenancies pay exactly that whatever the rent. Registration is not compulsory below 12 months. Bengaluru adds a cess and surcharge on the duty for registered instruments.
₹200 in Karnataka. An NDA carries no monetary consideration, so it attracts the flat agreement duty rather than an ad-valorem rate.
Estimates and rules are indicative, based on published state schedules — verify with your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
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