# Bengaluru Man and Another v. R. Shruthi and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 4 August 2026 in WP No. 30608 of 2015 (GM-POLICE), the Karnataka High Court (Coram: Suraj Govindaraj, J.) returned findings adverse to the Inspector of Police, Vidyaranyapura Police Station, Bengaluru, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 9 lakh (Rs 9,00,000).

- Register number: KA 01 CW 0034
- Case reference: WP No. 30608 of 2015 (GM-POLICE) / 2026:KHC:40856
- Court and date: Karnataka High Court (Coram: Suraj Govindaraj, J.), 4 August 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Inspector of Police, Vidyaranyapura Police Station, Bengaluru
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 438(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; the Passports Act, 1967
- Finding of the Court (extract): “It is declared that the issuance of the Look Out Circular against Petitioner2, his arrest and detention on 16.08.2014, and the seizure of his passport, were illegal and in violation of Sections 41, 41-A and 438(3) of the Code of …” (at para order cl.(ii))
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 9 lakh (Rs 9,00,000).
- 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://thebarbulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P-Javara-Setty-vs-R-Shruthi.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0034)

**Record:** CW-2026-0034 (compiler id CWC-0598); case SWILLEGA-019
**Title:** Bengaluru Man and Another v. R. Shruthi and Others
**Court:** Karnataka High Court; judges: Suraj Govindaraj
**Case number / citation:** WP No. 30608 of 2015 (GM-POLICE) / 2026:KHC:40856
**Judgment:** 2026-08-04 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2014-08-16 (2014)
**Place:** Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka; city town: Bengaluru; police station or unit: Vidyaranyapura Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** CrPC 41; CrPC 41A; CrPC 438(3); Passports Act 1967
**Officers (gated display forms):** Inspector of Police, Vidyaranyapura Police Station, Bengaluru (1 in record)
**Victims:** Bengaluru man, age 68; Bengaluru man, age 31 (2 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 9 lakh (Rs 9,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The judgment of the Karnataka High Court records the following account. A Bengaluru man, protected by a subsisting anticipatory-bail order in a matrimonial complaint, was apprehended at Bengaluru airport on 16-08-2014 on a Look Out Circular, handed to the Vidyaranyapura Inspector, detained despite producing the bail order, and had his passport seized. The court held the LOC, arrest, detention and passport seizure illegal and violative of Sections 41, 41-A and 438(3) CrPC, the Passports Act and Article 21. It ordered the Commissioner of Police to pay Rs. 5 lakh to petitioner. 2 and Rs. 4 lakh to petitioner. 1 within twelve weeks, with liberty to recover from the Inspector after hearing. It also directed reconsideration of departmental action against the Inspector and statewide circulation of arrest safeguards for matrimonial disputes. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> It is declared that the issuance of the Look Out Circular against Petitioner2, his arrest and detention on 16.08.2014, and the seizure of his passport, were illegal and in violation of Sections 41, 41-A and 438(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Passports Act, 1967, and the fundamental right of Petitioner2 to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.

**Sources (4):** [thebarbulletin.com](https://thebarbulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P-Javara-Setty-vs-R-Shruthi.pdf); [thebarbulletin.com](https://thebarbulletin.com/karnataka-hc-compensation-illegal-arrest-anticipatory-bail/); [lawtrend.in](https://lawtrend.in/karnataka-high-court-mandates-14-day-inquiry-before-matrimonial-dispute-arrests/); [shoebhakim.com](https://shoebhakim.com/karnataka-high-court-matrimonial-disputes-arrest-guidelines-2026-adv-shoeb-hakim/)
**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:** order cl.(ii)
**display title redacted:** Bengaluru Man and Another v. R. Shruthi and Others
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-08-04', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Karnataka High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Karnataka High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 900,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2026:KHC:40856', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://thebarbulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P-Javara-Setty-vs-R-Shruthi.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://thebarbulletin.com/karnataka-hc-compensation-illegal-arrest-anticipatory-bail/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawtrend.in/karnataka-high-court-mandates-14-day-inquiry-before-matrimonial-dispute-arrests/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://shoebhakim.com/karnataka-high-court-matrimonial-disputes-arrest-guidelines-2026-adv-shoeb-hakim/', '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:** Primary order verified: LOC/arrest/detention declared illegal; Rs.9 lakh total compensation.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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