# In Re v. \[name withheld\]

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## Report card

By judgment dated 18 August 2022 in Contempt Application (Criminal) No. 5 of 2022, the Allahabad High Court (Coram: Suneet Kumar, Syed Waiz Mian, JJ.) recorded the conviction of the Investigating Officer (In-charge), Kanth Police Station.

- Register number: UP 27 CW 0001
- Case reference: Contempt Application (Criminal) No. 5 of 2022 / 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 382
- Court and date: Allahabad High Court (Coram: Suneet Kumar, Syed Waiz Mian, JJ.), 18 August 2022
- Officer(s) at the material time: Investigating Officer (In-charge), Kanth Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The misleading entry in the GD was made willfully and deliberately with sole purpose to bypass the mandate in Arnesh Kumar (supra), in order to arrest the accused. The contemnor, in the circumstances, has circumvent the mandate which was binding …” (at para n/a)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction entered by High Court. Sentence: imprisonment and fine; maximum substantive term of 0.038 years.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://lawbeat.in/sites/default/files/2022-08/Arnesh%20Kumar%20Judgment.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2022-0017)

**Record:** CW-2022-0017 (compiler id CWC-0655); case SWOTHERM-019
**Title:** In Re v. \[name withheld\]
**Court:** Allahabad High Court; judges: Suneet Kumar; Syed Waiz Mian
**Case number / citation:** Contempt Application (Criminal) No. 5 of 2022 / 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 382
**Judgment:** 2022-08-18 (2022, day precision)
**Incident date:** Not stated (2022)
**Place:** Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh; city town: Kanth; police station or unit: Kanth Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Conviction entered by High Court (conviction_by_hc)
**Sections:** IPC 353; IPC 504; IPC 506
**Officers (gated display forms):** Investigating Officer (In-charge), Kanth Police Station (1 in record)
**Victims:** Kanth man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; max 0.038 yrs
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

Investigating Officer, In-charge of Kanth Police Station (Shahjahanpur), served a Section 41-A CrPC notice in a case under Sections 353/504/506 IPC but wilfully recorded in the general diary that the accused declined its terms, arresting him in deliberate circumvention of the Arnesh Kumar mandate; the Magistrate refused remand and made a contempt reference. The Division Bench rejected his qualified apology and held him guilty of contempt for imposing himself over and above the law. He was sentenced to 14 days' simple imprisonment plus Rs 1,000 fine, kept in abeyance for 60 days to prefer a Section 19 appeal.

> The misleading entry in the GD was made willfully and deliberately with sole purpose to bypass the mandate in Arnesh Kumar (supra), in order to arrest the accused. The contemnor, in the circumstances, has circumvent the mandate which was binding upon him.

**Sources (3):** [lawbeat.in](https://lawbeat.in/sites/default/files/2022-08/Arnesh%20Kumar%20Judgment.pdf); [lawbeat.in](https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/allahabad-high-court-sentences-police-officer-14-day-imprisonment-violating-arnesh-kumar-guidelines); [scconline.com](https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2022/08/24/allahabad-high-court-grants-14-days-imprisonment-to-investigating-officer-for-violating-arnesh-kumar-guidelines-in-contempt/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** illegal_detention_false_imprisonment
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** n/a
**display title redacted:** In Re v. \[name withheld\]
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-25', 'scope': "Official source added: Allahabad High Court order in Contempt Application (Criminal) No. 5 of 2022 dated 18.8.2022 (copy hosted by LawBeat): Kanth Police Station investigating officer sentenced to 14 days' simple imprisonment and Rs 1,000 fine, sentence kept in abeyance 60 days."}
**followup status:** never_checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2022-08-18', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Allahabad High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Allahabad High Court entered convictions against police personnel in this judgment.', 'disposition': 'Conviction · Supports allegation', 'source': '2022 LiveLaw (AB) 382', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://lawbeat.in/sites/default/files/2022-08/Arnesh Kumar Judgment.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawbeat.in/news-updates/allahabad-high-court-sentences-police-officer-14-day-imprisonment-violating-arnesh-kumar-guidelines', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2022/08/24/allahabad-high-court-grants-14-days-imprisonment-to-investigating-officer-for-violating-arnesh-kumar-guidelines-in-contempt/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** HC contempt conviction verified via judgment PDF text and 3+ reports; 14 days SI + fine for bypassing Arnesh Kumar.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction entered by High Court.

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