The Andhra Pradesh High Court (pre-bifurcation; incident in present-day Telangana) held that a Mahabubnagar man, a rickshaw puller detained at Rural Police Station, Mahaboobnagar from 07-08-1990 to 11-08-1990, died of custodial torture. The Court relied on the magisterial and CBCID enquiry reports and post-mortem injuries (one abrasion and four contusions), disproving the police story of an insect bite, corroborated by a negative viscera report. It allowed the writ petition, directed the State to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation within two months apportioned equally among the widow and four minor children, plus Rs 10,000 costs, and ordered enquiries to identify the responsible personnel with liberty to take action including recovery of the compensation from them. No individual officer was named or fixed with liability in the judgment. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
This page documents a court-adjudicated case from the judgment and cited sources below. Findings are attributed to the court; this record does not add findings of its own.
How verification works →By judgment dated 4 June 1996 in W.P. No. 8405 of 1994, the Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: Motilal B. Naik, J., J.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, Rural Police Station, Mahaboobnagar, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment dated 4 June 1996 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“In order to unearth the mystery in this case, the first respondent shall cause necessary enquiries as to who are the police personnel of Rural Police Station, Mahaboobnagar, responsible for the injuries found on the body of the deceased [name …” (para 30)
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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