The Patna High Court held the State liable for the homicidal custodial death of a Danapur man, whose injured dead body came out of police custody in June 1998 after he was kept overnight at Danapur and then remanded to jail. The Court found the post-mortem showed injuries that would cause homicidal death, and that the Investigating Officer deliberately delayed forwarding viscera to the FSL by 18 months so the cause of death could never be known, while superiors stood by silently. It assessed Rs 5 lakh nominal damages payable within three months. The State was directed to recover the sum from the person or persons at fault. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 31 March 2006 in CWJC No. 2148 of 2001, the Patna High Court (Coram: Barin Ghosh, J.) returned findings adverse to the Investigating Officer, Bihar Police, Danapur, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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The Patna High Court judgment dated 31 March 2006 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“The post mortem report depicts marks of injuries, which if inflicted upon a living soul, may cause his death. Such death will be homicidal in nature.” (para 1)
The Patna 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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