2 Sep 2026
Order issued
ConcludedThe High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
adverse finding compensation.
Source: NC: 2026:KHC:47995
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CW-2026-0069Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru), KarnatakaJudgment 2 September 2026
Sri Dakshina Kannada Man vs State Of Karnataka
The High Court allowed the writ petition in part, quashed FIR in Crime No.102/2026 by Kankanadi Town Police Station qua the petitioners on the ground that Andar Bahar is a game of skill, quashed the JMFC (VI Court) Mangaluru remand order in N.C.No.02 of 2026 dated 25.07.2026, and directed return of illegally seized money/items/valuables under Property List No.116 of 2026 to petitioner2 following the unauthorized raid on 25.07.2026. No departmental/disciplinary action was ordered in the operative directions.
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Report card
By judgment dated 2 September 2026 in WP No. 27908 of 2026 (GM-RES), the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Coram: M. Nagaprasanna, J.) adjudicated the matter concerning 4 police personnel, namely: Station House Officer, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City; Police Sub-Inspector, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City; Police Sub-Inspector, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City; Police Constable, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City.
- Register number
- KA 19 CW 0005
- Case reference
- WP No. 27908 of 2026 (GM-RES) / NC: 2026:KHC:47995
- Court and date
- High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Coram: M. Nagaprasanna, J.), 2 September 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Station House Officer, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City; Police Sub-Inspector, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City; Police Sub-Inspector, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City; Police Constable, Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- the Sections 79 and 80 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Mandamus issues to respondent Nos.4, 5 and 6 are directed to forthwith return the illegally seized money,” (at para Operative direction)
- 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.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Current position
Judgment dated 2 September 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
OtherPrimary
Material fact supported
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“Mandamus issues to respondent Nos.4, 5 and 6 are directed to forthwith return the illegally seized money,” (para Operative direction)
Separate from verification
Institutional response
Continuing record
Follow-up history
24 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.