# Dakshina Kannada Man vs State Of Karnataka

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## Report card

By judgment dated 9 September 2025 in WP No. 11260 of 2025 (GM-POLICE), the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Coram: M. Nagaprasanna, J.) adjudicated the matter concerning 2 police personnel, namely: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bantwal Division, Dakshina Kannada; Deputy Superintendent of Police, DCRB, S.P. Office, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore.

- Register number: KA 19 CW 0004
- Case reference: WP No. 11260 of 2025 (GM-POLICE)
- Court and date: High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Coram: M. Nagaprasanna, J.), 9 September 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bantwal Division, Dakshina Kannada; Deputy Superintendent of Police, DCRB, S.P. Office, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Sections 302, 323, 392 r/w 34 IPC; the Sections 3(2)(v) and 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Act
- Finding of the Court (extract): “what would unmistakably emerge is, absolute shoddy investigation.” (at para Judgment reasoning)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding.
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/155259619/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2025-0062)

**Record:** CW-2025-0062 (compiler id CWC-1342); case cop-ka-hc-2
**Title:** Dakshina Kannada Man vs State Of Karnataka
**Court:** High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; judges: M. Nagaprasanna
**Case number / citation:** WP No. 11260 of 2025 (GM-POLICE)
**Judgment:** 2025-09-09 (2025, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2022-12-17 (2022)
**Place:** Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka; police station or unit: Dharmasthala Police Station, Bantwal Division; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Adverse finding (adverse_finding)
**Sections:** Sections 302, 323, 392 r/w 34 IPC; Sections 3(2)(v) and 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Act
**Officers (gated display forms):** Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bantwal Division, Dakshina Kannada; Deputy Superintendent of Police, DCRB, S.P. Office, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore (2 in record)
**Victims:** Dakshina Kannada man; Dakshina Kannada man (2 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** None ordered

The High Court allowed the writ petition holding the investigation in Crime No.91 of 2022 (Dharmasthala) was absolutely shoddy and directed re-investigation by a Special Investigation Team to be constituted within 4 weeks, to file its final report within 4 months, staying further proceedings in Special Case No.60 of 2023 till then.

> what would unmistakably emerge is, absolute shoddy investigation.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/155259619/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** dereliction_evidence_tampering
**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:** Judgment reasoning
**display title redacted:** Dakshina Kannada Man vs State Of Karnataka
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2025-09-09', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': 'WP No. 11260 of 2025 (GM-POLICE)', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/155259619/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** dereliction evidence tampering
**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:** summary names two officers in violation of no-names rule; court_quote is petitioner's representation extracted at pages 14-15 ('at para 13 to 16 has passed strictures'), not the judge's own words; summary falsely claims reinvestigation by CID and departmental inquiry ordered - operative order constitutes Special Investigation Team (SIT), expressly not CBI/CID, with no departmental direction in closing directions
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding.

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