The judgment of the Bombay High Court records the following account. A Shahapur man, aged 21, was arrested on 10 June 1997 in a robbery case and remanded to police custody, where his wife alleged he was subjected to third-degree torture from 11 to 16 June 1997 until he died on the night of 16 June. Police claimed he strangled himself with a floor mat, but a second post-mortem ordered by the JMFC contradicted suicide, and the State's affidavit almost conceded torture in custody. Offences under Sections 330, 306 and 323 read with Section 34 IPC were registered against the three named officers. The Court held the death a custodial death caused by police torture, awarded Rs. 1,50,000 compensation plus Rs. 10,000 costs recoverable from the erring officials, and directed their suspension pending criminal trial or departmental enquiry.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 15 January 1998, the Bombay High Court (Coram: A.P. Shah, S.S. Parkar, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Police Sub-Inspector, Shahapur Police Station, Thane; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Vasind Outpost, Shahapur Police Station; Police Constable, Shahapur Police Station, Thane, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).
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The Bombay High Court judgment dated 15 January 1998 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 the affidavit it has been almost conceded that the deceased was tortured while in the police custody.” (para 2)
The Bombay High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 150,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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