That evening, he handed it to Anjali. She read it, her face lighting up. "Uncle, this looks so official! The old ones were always so… flimsy."

Yes, a bilingual format (Kannada + English) is often seen as “better” because it satisfies both local and national requirements.

“_____ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಯ ದಾಖಲೆಗಳ ಪ್ರಕಾರ, ಈ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಲ್ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಪಾತ್ರ ಪ್ರಮಾಣೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಅಡ್ಡಿ ಇಲ್ಲ.”