The judgment of the Kerala High Court records the following account. A Vellamunda man was taken in a police jeep on 20-05-2014 by the anti-naxal squad on mere suspicion of being a Maoist, interrogated, body-searched and had his house searched and devices seized, then released without any crime registered. The court disbelieved the police rescue-from-mob plea on the General Diary, held mere Maoist ideology is no ground for custody, and found the State bound to compensate. It directed the State to pay Rs. 1 lakh compensation plus Rs. 10,000 costs within two months, declining individual-officer liability and departmental action. The compensation direction survived the State's appeal and its SLP was dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2024.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 22 May 2015 in WP(C) No. 24902 of 2014, the Kerala High Court (Coram: A. Muhamed Mustaque, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mananthavady, Wayanad; Sub-Inspector of Police, Vellamunda Police Station, Wayanad, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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The Kerala High Court judgment dated 22 May 2015 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“Therefore, Police cannot detain a person merely because he is a Maoist, unless Police forms a reasonable opinion that his activities are unlawful.” (para 12)
The Kerala High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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