Appellants Bhure and Shripal were convicted under Section 364-A IPC and the MPDVPK Act by the Special Judge, Bhind, and spent 12 to 15 years in prison for alleged kidnapping for ransom. The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) acquitted the appellants, finding the prosecution story fabricated in collusion between the complainant and the police to gain popularity through fake and imaginary encounters. Holding that the appellants' fundamental rights under Article 21 were deliberately and maliciously violated by police misconduct, the High Court directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to pay Rs. 3,00,000 compensation to each surviving appellant, with liberty to recover the amount from the erring persons. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 24 May 2018 in Criminal Appeal No. 460 of 2004, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: Vivek Agarwal, G.S. Ahluwalia, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Investigating Officer, Bhind Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 6 lakh (Rs 6,00,000).
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“Thus, it is held that as it has been found that the appellant was prosecuted with deliberate and malafide intention, so that the complainant may settle his scores, and the police also joined hands with the complainant so that it …” (para 27)
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 600,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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