The Gauhati High Court awarded Rs 1,50,000 to the widow of rickshaw puller a Mangaldoi man, who died after a Mangaldoi police party led by SI apprehended him and his brother at Gariapara on 13 July 1999. The police claimed a mob had manhandled the alleged dacoits, but villagers deposed that the police beat them with rifle butts, branches and kicks, and the post-mortem recorded nine injuries including a fractured rib and blood-filled thoracic cavity. Accepting the magisterial enquiry's conclusion that police beating after apprehension could not be ruled out, the Court held that no clean chit could be given to the personnel and saddled the State with compensation. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 29 July 2011 in WP(C) No. 6426 of 2002, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: Madan B. Lokur, H. Baruah, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 4 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Mangaldoi PS, Darrang; Sub-Inspector, Mangaldoi PS, Darrang; Sub-Inspector, Mangaldoi PS, Darrang; Constable (No. 1345), Mangaldoi PS, Darrang, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).
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The Gauhati High Court judgment dated 29 July 2011 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
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“the police beating after their apprehension cannot be ruled out and for that no clean chit can be recorded in their favour.” (para 15)
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 150,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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