25/09/2026
The Telangana High Court has sentenced former Assistant Commissioner of Police A. Krishnaiah to one month of simple imprisonment for contempt of court after finding that he arrested a man despite an existing High Court order protecting him from arrest.
The case involved businessman Katta Vamsi Krishna, who was accused in a dowry-death case. The High Court had granted him interim protection from arrest and subsequently extended that protection. Despite this, Krishnaiah arrested him on April 28 while he was undergoing treatment at a hospital and produced him before a magistrate. The magistrate declined to remand him after being informed about the High Court's protection order.
During the contempt proceedings, the officer argued that he was unaware that the interim protection had been extended and tendered an unconditional apology. Justice K. Sujana rejected the explanation, holding that once the officer knew about the initial protection, he was responsible for verifying whether it remained in force before making the arrest.
Along with the jail term, the court imposed a ₹2,000 fine. The operation of the sentence has been suspended until October 19, giving the officer an opportunity to appeal. Contempt proceedings against Sub-Inspector V. Maraiah were dropped after the court found that he had no role in the arrest.
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