The Karnataka High Court held that a Kodagu homestay owner's arrest by Kutta Police in April 2026, in a case over the alleged rape of a foreign guest, was illegal: the offences alleged against him personally were non-cognizable, he was not present when the alleged offence occurred, and the arrest did not comply with the safeguards in Arnesh Kumar and Sections 41/41A. He had been held for 13 days before bail. The High Court declined to quash the FIR but ordered the State to pay him Rs. 5,00,000 as compensation. On 22.09.2026 the Supreme Court dismissed the State of Karnataka's special leave petition against that order.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 15 July 2026 in CRL.P No. 7712 of 2026, the Karnataka High Court (Coram: M. Nagaprasanna, J.) returned findings adverse to the Arresting / Investigating Officer(s), Kutta Police Station, Kodagu, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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Judgment dated 15 July 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“In the case at hand, in view of the preceding analysis, the arrest of the petitioner is held to be manifestly illegal and in patent violation of the guidelines laid down by the Apex Court in ARNESH KUMAR supra. The …” (para 21)
The Karnataka High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 500,000.
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(Later proceedings: Supreme Court order of 22.09.2026 in SLP (Crl.) No. 16734/2026 read; summary rewritten from the High Court findings (the previous text was a verifier note).)
Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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