The judgment of the Kerala High Court records the following account. On 2 March 2010, the three appellant officers with a police force and a mobile crane came to the plaintiffs' residence and seized a car, following a traffic-fine confrontation and a Section 176 IPC case that the prosecution later withdrew. The court records that when a plaintiff demanded a receipt for the car key, the first defendant assaulted him while the other two held him, and that the elderly mother fainted. A departmental enquiry had found the officers guilty. The High Court dismissed the officers' second appeal, holding the assault was no part of official duty so the Kerala Police Act limitation bar did not apply, the seizure was unjustified, and sustained the Rs.5,00,000 decree with interest against the officers and the State jointly and severally.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 18 May 2026 in R.S.A. No. 853 of 2020, the Kerala High Court (Coram: Easwaran S., J.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Circle Inspector, Chevayur Police Station / Elathur Police Station, Kozhikode; Additional Sub Inspector, Crime Detachment Wing, Calicut City; Sub Inspector, SBCID, Kollam, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh (Rs 5,00,000).
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Judgment dated 18 May 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“The alleged assault on the plaintiffs 1 to 3 in the present case cannot be considered as one done in pursuance to the official duty at any rate.” (para 18)
The Kerala 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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