The Gauhati High Court (single judge) held that 23-year-old businessman [name withheld], brutally assaulted by on-duty police at the Rangali Bihu venue on the night of 15-04-2002 and taken to the Laitumkhrah Beat House, died of those injuries on 18-04-2002. Relying on the magisterial enquiry and post-mortem report, the court rejected the SP's cover-up affidavit based on falsehood and held the State failed to discharge its burden. Finding an Article 21 violation, it awarded another Rs 1.5 lakh over the Rs 1 lakh ex gratia already paid (Rs 2.5 lakh total), payable within two months. A murder case (Laitumkhrah PS Case 25(4)02 under Section 302 IPC) was already registered. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 5 August 2005, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: A. Hazarika, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: UB Constable (UBC 747), Laitumkhrah PS, Shillong; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Laitumkhrah PS, Shillong, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh (Rs 2,50,000).
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The Gauhati High Court judgment dated 5 August 2005 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“The affidavit filed by the superintendent of Police, East Khasi Hills is not encouraging. Rather it has tried to cover up the story based on falsehood.” (para 15)
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 250,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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