The Supreme Court dismissed the State appeals, affirming the Andhra Pradesh High Court direction to pay Rs 20,000 compensation for the one-month illegal and unauthorised detention of a Kurnool man His relatives filed habeas corpus on 15 October 1992 alleging detention since 26 September 1992; police claimed arrest only on 28 October 1992, but the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, inquiring with witnesses, found much earlier arrest and continuous police custody till production before the AJM First Class, Kurnool, though the responsible officer could not be located. The Court found sufficient material for the conclusion that the detention was wholly illegal and declined interference. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 13 April 1999, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: G.B. Pattanaik, N. Santosh Hegde, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, Andhra Pradesh Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 20,000.
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The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 13 April 1999 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“We do not find any error committed by the High Court in accepting the report of the learned Sessions Judge and in coming to the conclusion that a Kurnool man was illegally detained for a period of one month and …” (para 4)
The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 20,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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