The judgment of the Jharkhand High Court records the following account. A Ranchi man @ a Ranchi man was apprehended along with two others by Jagannathpur police on 27 July 1990 following an alleged dacoity, and was brutally assaulted with rifle butts and iron rods in a police jeep, resulting in his custodial death. The trial court convicted the accused police personnel in Sessions Trial No. 551 of 1993. On a writ petition by the deceased's widow, the Jharkhand High Court held that the factum of brutal custodial killing in violation of Article 21 was shocking beyond words and directed the State to pay Rs. 10,00,000 in compensation to the widow and three minor children. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 2 June 2003 in C.W.J.C. No. 3088 of 1996(R), the Jharkhand High Court (Coram: Tapen Sen, J.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, Jagannathpur Police Station, Ranchi, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).
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The Jharkhand High Court judgment dated 2 June 2003 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“Consequently, it was held that the charges levelled against all the nine police personnels were proved and they were held guilty and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the learned Court sentenced them to undergo rigorous …” (para 4)
The Jharkhand High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,000,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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