The Gujarat High Court held it established that a Vadodara man, 42, died following illegal detention and ill-treatment at Makarpura police station, Vadodara. The Court found he was picked up on 16 September 1994 without any complaint against him, detained under Section 151 CrPC in a small room with many others, beaten, and denied medicines, water and medical aid despite his known heart ailment, dying on 17 September 1994. It noted a Section 176 magisterial inquiry substantiating beating and negligence was buried while a departmental inquiry exonerated all. Holding the Article 21 violation established, the Court directed Rs 40,000 interim compensation to each of the four petitioners plus Rs 10,000 costs, and ordered the widow complaint to be registered as an FIR for independent investigation. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 3 May 2007, the Gujarat High Court (Coram: D. H. Waghela, J.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Police Inspector, Makarpura Police Station; Police Sub-Inspector, Makarpura Police Station; Police Sub-Inspector, Makarpura Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.6 lakh (Rs 1,60,000).
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The Gujarat High Court judgment dated 3 May 2007 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“Telltale signs of physical injuries on the body of the deceased, some of which were not noticed even in the inquest panchnama, and the medical opinion that they were ante mortem and inflicted within 72 hours of the death, have …” (para 9.1)
The Gujarat High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 160,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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