SANGANAGOUDA A. VEERANAGOUDA vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Crl.A. No. 564/1999

Case Summary: Sanganagouda A. Veeranagouda v. State of Karnataka Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by five police officers (Sub-Inspector and four Constables) convicted by the High Court for wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation under IPC Sections 330 and 348. The accused arrested a man (Guddappa) on 19 October 1988 who died by hanging in police custody the next day with multiple injuries. Court upheld convictions and six-month rigorous imprisonment sentences, rejecting arguments that no wrongful confinement occurred. Appellants' bail cancelled; directed to custody within one month. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.