The Gauhati High Court (Justice D. Biswas) awarded Rs 5 lakh to 65-year-old Jagat Dhar Sharma for the admitted on-duty gunshot killing of his 29-year-old engineer son [name withheld] on R.G. Baruah Road, Guwahati, on 24 October 1997. The Court found that armed constable, after quarrelling with a tea-stall keeper, fired aiming at the keeper in a crowded street with full knowledge of likely fatal injury to the public, and the bullet struck bystander a Guwahati man instead. Holding the State vicariously liable for this grave Article 21 violation, the Court ordered the languishing investigation completed within three months and recovery of the award from Deka and the duty-party members who failed to restrain him. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 3 September 2002, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: D. Biswas, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Armed Branch Constable, Assam Police, Guwahati (Doordarshan Kendra duty party); Unknown, Assam Police (Doordarshan Kendra duty party), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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“It is an admitted fact that a Guwahati man was killed by gunshot fired by ABC/264 Shri [name withheld] on duty. The gunshot was fired in a crowded place with the full knowledge that he was likely by such act …” (para 6)
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 500,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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