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.
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How verification works →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).
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Judgment dated 4 August 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“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 …” (para order cl.(ii))
The Karnataka High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 900,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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