The Patna High Court held that milk-van driver [name withheld] and his vehicle were illegally detained by Saran district police from April 29 to May 15, 2020 without registration of an FIR, which was lodged only after a habeas corpus petition was filed. The Court rejected the police's concocted explanation regarding an untraceable injured pedestrian as an afterthought to justify prolonged unauthorized detention. Finding a grave violation of Article 21 and statutory detention safeguards, the Court awarded Rs. 5,00,000 in compensation to the driver payable by the State of Bihar and directed the Director General of Police to initiate criminal proceedings and conclude disciplinary actions against the erring police officers. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 22 December 2020 in Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 333 of 2020, the Patna High Court (Coram: Sanjay Karol, S. Kumar, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Station House Officer, Parsa Police Station; Police Officers, Dariapur Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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“The State of Bihar shall pay compensation to the detenue, namely, Mr. A Parsa man @ a Parsa man, an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lac) for the violation of his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of …” (para 63)
The Patna 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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