The judgment of the Orissa High Court records the following account. Kandha tribal man a Chandrapur man, collecting firewood, was caught by CRPF personnel during combing operations near Gudari-Chandrapur, brought to the Chandrapur camp and mercilessly beaten, dying on 03-06-2010. The Orissa High Court (Chief Justice's bench) rejected the exhaustion-after-long-walk story, relying on post-mortem injuries, the failure to explain custody injuries, and violation of Articles 14, 21 and 22 first by the CRPF and then the police. Holding both jointly liable for torturing him to death in custody after labelling him a Maoist, it awarded Rs 10 lakh total (Rs 5 lakh each by CRPF and Odisha State Police) within eight weeks (6% interest on delay). It also urged inquiry against government doctors who gave a questionable medical report. (Force recorded as state_police; liability joint with CRPF.). Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 15 March 2023 in W.P.(C) No. 13508 of 2010, the Orissa High Court (Coram: S. Muralidhar, M.S. Raman, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, CRPF Camp Rayagada / Chandrapur Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).
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The Orissa High Court judgment dated 15 March 2023 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“It is not a mere coincidence that the deceased tribal person who was tortured to death while in custody after being labelled a maoist with not even an iota of evidence belonged to the poorer sections of the society. He …” (para 21)
The Orissa High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,000,000.
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(Audit fix: duplicate record CW-2023-0038 (same court, case number and judgment date) merged into this record; its sources are kept here and its URL redirects here.)
Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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