The High Court found that police personnel of II Town Police Station, Rajahmundry dragged a Rajahmundry man from his house on 8 August 1999, illegally detained him, and beat him with lathis for about four hours in the station causing multiple injuries. Accepting the enquiry report of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, which examined 23 witnesses and rejected the officers alibi defence, the Court held the torture violated the petitioner fundamental right under Article 21 regardless of his alleged bootlegging record. The Court directed the State to pay Rs 75,000 compensation plus Rs 2,500 costs to the Legal Services Authority, to fix individual responsibility and prosecute the guilty personnel, with liberty to recover the amount from them. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 3 October 2002 in W.P. Nos. 19666 of 1999 and 3785 of 2000, the Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: B. Sudershan Reddy, J.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Police Constable, II Town Police Station, Rajahmundry; Police Constable, II Town Police Station, Rajahmundry; Head Constable, II Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 75,000.
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment dated 3 October 2002 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“In the instant case, we have no doubt whatsoever that the respondents-police personnel are jointly and severally responsible for the torture of the petitioner in the police station resulting in violation of his fundamental right guaranteed by Article 21 of …” (para 34)
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 75,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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