A Lohar Majra man's daughter was found raped and murdered on 27-12-1993; after he named three suspects to the SHO, he was himself detained, arrested and prosecuted for her rape and murder. The court found, relying on an earlier PIL finding and a CBI report, that the investigation was inept and motivated: the suspects were never interrogated, fingerprints were never collected, and recovery-memo evidence was manipulated. It held the petitioner had suffered malicious prosecution and unjustified incarceration at the hands of the SHO as Investigating Officer with the Superintendent of Police as mentor. The State was ordered to pay Rs. 5 lakh with 9% interest from the date of petition plus Rs. 10,000 costs, with liberty to recover from the two officers. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 9 February 2015 in CWP No. 7697 of 1999, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: K. Kannan, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra; Station House Officer / Investigating Officer, Kurukshetra, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment dated 9 February 2015 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Holding not recorded separately.
“Malice is writ large in a situation that apart from prosecuting an innocent person, grave suspects were allowed to go scot-free by inept investigation and a motivated attempt to screen the real accused.” (para 6)
The Punjab and Haryana 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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