# Sri Dakshina Kannada Man vs State Of Karnataka

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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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/91571849/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0069)

**Record:** CW-2026-0069 (compiler id CWC-1341); case cop-ka-hc-0
**Title:** Sri Dakshina Kannada Man vs State Of Karnataka
**Court:** High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; judges: M. Nagaprasanna
**Case number / citation:** WP No. 27908 of 2026 (GM-RES) / NC: 2026:KHC:47995
**Judgment:** 2026-09-02 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2026-07-25 (2026)
**Place:** Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru), Karnataka; police station or unit: Kankanadi Town Police Station, Mangaluru City; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** dereliction evidence tampering
**Outcome:** Adverse finding (adverse_finding)
**Sections:** Sections 79 and 80 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963
**Officers (gated display forms):** 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 (4 in record)
**Victims:** Dakshina Kannada man; Dakshina Kannada man (2 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** None ordered

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.

> Mandamus issues to respondent Nos.4, 5 and 6 are directed to forthwith return the illegally seized money,

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/91571849/)
**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:** Operative direction
**display title redacted:** Sri 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': '2026-09-02', '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': 'NC: 2026:KHC:47995', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/91571849/', '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:** court_quote is petitioner's prayer not the court's operative order and names an officer (Mr. \[name withheld\]) in violation of no-names rule; summary falsely claims court issued mandamus for strict departmental/disciplinary action and for deliberate concealment/fabrication and D.K. Basu/Arnesh Kumar violation - operative order is 'Writ Petition is allowed in part' with only 4 directions and no disciplinary direction; outcome_type strictures unsupported - no strictures/disciplinary ordered; supported adverse finding is quashing plus return of illegally seized money/unauthorized raid
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding.

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