The Jharkhand High Court held that a Satgawan man was wrongfully confined by Satgawan police for around 16 hours on 13-14 March 2017. The petitioner alleged he was also beaten after abir/gulal was put on a chowkidar during Holi festivities, but the court held the torture/death question not proved ('How the death has occurred, that has not been proved') and compensated only the Article 21 deprivation of personal liberty: Rs 50,000 within four weeks, recoverable from the erring officers, with civil and criminal remedies for the wrongful confinement expressly preserved. The State's version (UD case, death in hospital, one officer departmentally punished) is on record at para 4. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 24 March 2022 in W.P.(Cr.) No. 287 of 2017, the Jharkhand High Court (Coram: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, Satgawan Police Station, Koderma, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 50,000.
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The Jharkhand High Court judgment dated 24 March 2022 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“the deceased was wrongfully deprived of the right of personal liberty by the police authority of the respondent-State for around 16 hours” (para 6)
The Jharkhand High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 50,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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