# Ranga Reddy Man vs Investigating Officer, Saroor Nagar Police Station & Anr

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## Report card

By judgment dated 18 September 2026 in Contempt Case No. 2485 of 2026, the High Court for the State of Telangana (Coram: K. Sujana, J.) recorded the conviction of the Investigating Officer (reported as an Assistant Commissioner of Police), Saroor Nagar Police Station, Telangana Police.

- Register number: TG 07 CW 0005
- Case reference: Contempt Case No. 2485 of 2026
- Court and date: High Court for the State of Telangana (Coram: K. Sujana, J.), 18 September 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Investigating Officer (reported as an Assistant Commissioner of Police), Saroor Nagar Police Station, Telangana Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: the Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
- Finding of the Court (extract): “This Court holds that respondent No.1 has willfully disobeyed the orders passed by this Court and is, therefore, liable to be punished for contempt.” (at para 18)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction entered by High Court. Sentence: imprisonment.
- 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://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/2026/09/24/160-katta-vamsi-702308.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0096)

**Record:** CW-2026-0096 (compiler id CWC-1386)
**Title:** Ranga Reddy Man vs Investigating Officer, Saroor Nagar Police Station & Anr
**Court:** High Court for the State of Telangana; judges: K. Sujana
**Case number / citation:** Contempt Case No. 2485 of 2026
**Judgment:** 2026-09-18 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2026-04-28 (2026)
**Place:** Ranga Reddy, Telangana; police station or unit: Saroor Nagar Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Conviction entered by High Court (conviction_by_hc)
**Sections:** Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
**Officers (gated display forms):** Investigating Officer (reported as an Assistant Commissioner of Police), Saroor Nagar Police Station, Telangana Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Ranga Reddy man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** imprisonment
**Sentence type:** imprisonment (imprisonment)

The High Court recorded that it had granted a man interim protection from arrest on 21.04.2026, extended on 23.04.2026 and 27.04.2026, in an FIR registered at Saroor Nagar Police Station, and that he was nevertheless arrested on 28.04.2026 and produced before the Magistrate, who refused remand. The High Court rejected the investigating officer's apology and his explanation that he did not know of the extension, holding that he knew of the first protection order and should have verified its status, including from the court's website. The High Court held the investigating officer guilty of wilful disobedience and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000; the contempt case against a sub-inspector was dismissed because he had no role in the arrest. At the Public Prosecutor's request the sentence was suspended till 19.10.2026 to allow an appeal.

> This Court holds that respondent No.1 has willfully disobeyed the orders passed by this Court and is, therefore, liable to be punished for contempt.

**Sources (2):** [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/2026/09/24/160-katta-vamsi-702308.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/telangana-high-court/telangana-high-court-police-officer-ignored-arrest-protection-order-551732)
**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': 'Court finding', 'position_explainer': 'A court has made a finding on this allegation.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** True
**court quote para:** 18
**display title redacted:** Ranga Reddy Man vs Investigating Officer, Saroor Nagar Police Station & Anr
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-25', 'scope': 'Past-week sweep: record written from the order text; quote checked verbatim against the order.'}; {'date': '2026-09-25', 'scope': 'Official source added: Telangana High Court order in C.C. No. 2485 of 2026 dated 18.09.2026 (copy hosted by LiveLaw); quote checked verbatim, sentence of one month and Rs 2,000 fine confirmed, suspended till 19.10.2026 for appeal.'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-09-18', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court for the State of Telangana', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': "The High Court held the investigating officer guilty of contempt and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000, suspended till 19.10.2026.", 'disposition': 'conviction by HC (contempt)', 'source': 'Contempt Case No. 2485 of 2026', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-25
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/telangana-high-court/telangana-high-court-police-officer-ignored-arrest-protection-order-551732', 'link_checked': '2026-09-25'}
**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:** Checked against the order dated 18.09.2026 (LiveLaw PDF of Contempt Case No. 2485 of 2026). The order text calls the officer the Investigating Officer; the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police comes from news reports.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Conviction entered by High Court.

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