Principle: A plaintiff who suffers some injury will be entitled to receive compensation even if he suffers no loss. Fact: Reddy was a strong political worker of Party X. He was proceeding to the poling booth at about 7:30 a.m. to cast his vote in favour of Mr. Naik, his party candidate. On the way, the State Police officials suspected Reddy to be an anti-social element and took him into custody for questioning. Reddy pleaded with the officials that he was a genuine voter and had no previous criminal records and requested them to allow him to cast his vote. The officials allegedly detained him in custody till about 4:45 p.m. and thereafter released him, recording that they could not find anything against him. By the time Reddy reached the poling booth, the polling time was over and he could not vote for Mr. Naik. When the results were declared, Mr. Naik got a majority of over 6000 votes and Party X got the majority to form the Government. Reddy files a suit for compensation against the State.