Karnataka High Court slams police for illegal arrest, imposes ₹3 lakh fine
The Karnataka High Court fined three police officers ₹3 lakh for the illegal arrest of a man involved in a civil property dispute. The court ruled that the police violated legal procedures by arresting the individual before the deadline they had set for his appearance.
Why it matters
The ruling reinforces judicial oversight of police conduct and protects citizens from arbitrary arrests in civil matters.
The High Court of Karnataka has imposed an exemplary cost of ₹3 lakh on a sub-inspector (SI) of police and his two superior officers — an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) and a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) — for illegally arresting a man in an alleged case of fraud in the execution of a will, essentially civil in nature having a history of over three decades and related to a pending civil suit.
The court penalised the police after noting that the petitioner, K.N. Mohan Reddy, an attesting witness to the disputed will and arraigned as accused No. 2 under Sections 61, 338 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, was arrested nearly 48 hours before the deadline set by the investigating officer for him to appear before the police for investigation.
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