CW-1997-0009NTR, Andhra PradeshJudgment 7 August 1997

Vissannapeta Man vs The S.H.O., Vissannapeta P.S. and Ors.

The High Court found that the Sub-Inspector of Vissannapeta Police Station unlawfully detained 70-year-old a Vissannapeta man from 29 October 1996 to 31 October 1996 without registering any crime. The detention was executed to pressure a Vissannapeta man regarding a civil loan dispute involving his son. Based on a CID enquiry report and witness testimonies confirming the illegal confinement, the Court held that the officer had violated Article 21 and directed the Sub-Inspector to personally pay Rs 6,000 compensation to the detenu. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

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By judgment dated 7 August 1997, the Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: V. Rajagopala Reddy, J.) returned findings adverse to the Sub-Inspector of Police, Vissannapeta Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 6,000.

Register number
AP 39 CW 0012
Case reference
1997 (5) ALD 793, 1998 Cri LJ 414
Court and date
Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: V. Rajagopala Reddy, J.), 7 August 1997
Officer(s) at the material time
Sub-Inspector of Police, Vissannapeta Police Station
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 155 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Finding of the Court (extract)
“Thus his stay till 31-10-96 in the police station should be treated as unlawful custody by the S.I. of Police. It is, therefore, clear that the detenu was detained unauthorisedly in the police station by the 4th respondent without there …” (at para 11)
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 6,000.
Present status of the proceedings
No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.

Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment dated 7 August 1997 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

Recorded allegations

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Material fact supported

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.

What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“Thus his stay till 31-10-96 in the police station should be treated as unlawful custody by the S.I. of Police. It is, therefore, clear that the detenu was detained unauthorisedly in the police station by the 4th respondent without there …” (para 11)

Institutional response

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7 Aug 1997

Order issued

Concluded
Andhra Pradesh High Court External · Binding

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 6,000.

Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only).
Source: 1997 (5) ALD 793, 1998 Cri LJ 414
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Follow-up history

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19 Sep 2026

(Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass; skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl))

Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.

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