The Supreme Court, on Paramjit Kaur's habeas petition for her husband [name withheld] abducted on 6 September 1995, ordered a CBI inquiry and then prosecution of the officials on the CBI report, directing Punjab to pay Rs 10 lakh interim compensation recoverable from the officers on conviction. The Court called kidnapping that leaves a family in the dark about whether the victim is alive or dead the worst crime against humanity. The unreported Record of Proceedings is corroborated by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in [name withheld] (2001), which records the date and amount. The officials were later convicted at trial with convictions upheld to the Supreme Court. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 7 August 1996 in Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 497 of 1996, the Supreme Court of India returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran Police; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).
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The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 7 August 1996 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“Kidnapping of a person whose family is totally in dark about his whereabouts - even about the fact whether he is alive or dead - is the worst crime against humanity.”
The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,000,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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