The Calcutta High Court held that the arrest and detention of a Titagarh man by Titagarh police on March 9, 2022 demonstrated abuse of power and procedural irregularities. Shukla was picked up in plainclothes without notice following municipal elections, allegedly assaulted, and later booked under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act, while police station CCTV footage was destroyed. The Court noted multiple lapses including unjustified invocation of Section 151 CrPC and destruction of material evidence. While declining to quash the chargesheet or transfer the investigation, the Court awarded Rs. 2,00,000 compensation to the petitioner family for violation of human dignity, recoverable from erring officers after an inquiry by the Commissioner of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 25 April 2023 in WPA 7882 of 2022, the Calcutta High Court (Coram: Shampa Sarkar, J.) returned findings adverse to the Sub-Inspector, Titagarh Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Calcutta High Court judgment dated 25 April 2023 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“However, the sequence of events and the discrepancies and irregularities which have been pointed out hereinabove indicate that the police authorities failed to discharge their duty in accordance with law. Disturbing features have been noticed by the court in the …” (para 37)
The Calcutta High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.
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(Audit fix: duplicate record CW-2023-0011 (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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