The judgment of the Orissa High Court records the following account. Petitioner a Soro man visited Soro Police Station on 22 March 1997 to lodge an FIR regarding illegal felling of trees, but was instead detained overnight in the police lock-up. Police claimed he was arrested pursuant to a non-bailable warrant in Special Case No. 23 of 1995, but the Sessions Judge records established that the warrant had been issued against his son [name withheld], not the petitioner. The Orissa High Court held that the petitioner was arrested and detained without any authority of law, in direct violation of his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court awarded Rs. 7,000 as compensation and Rs. 3,000 as litigation costs to be paid by the State, with liberty to recover the sum from the responsible police personnel of Soro Police Station. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
This page documents a court-adjudicated case from the judgment and cited sources below. Findings are attributed to the court; this record does not add findings of its own.
How verification works →By judgment dated 20 June 2003, the Orissa High Court (Coram: A.K. Patnaik, P.K. Misra, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 5 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Soro Police Station; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Soro Police Station; Officer-in-Charge, Soro Police Station; Constable, Soro Police Station; Constable, Soro Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10,000.
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The Orissa High Court judgment dated 20 June 2003 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.
“This was, thus, a clear case of arrest of the petitioner and detention of the petitioner in police custody without any authority of law.” (para 4)
The Orissa High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 10,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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