21 Jan 2026
Order issued
ConcludedThe High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
adverse finding compensation.
Source: 2026:CGHC:3546-DB
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CW-2026-0080Durg, ChhattisgarhJudgment 21 January 2026
Durg Man vs State of Chhattisgarh
The High Court found serious procedural lapses and irregularities by police officials at Smriti Nagar Chowki, Durg. The petitioners were illegally detained, subjected to physical and mental torture, handcuffed illegally, paraded on public roads, and forced to shout humiliating slogans. The SHO appeared unauthorizedly during bail proceedings, prompting adverse judicial observations. The Court directed the DGP to examine the SHO's conduct, take disciplinary measures if warranted, issue standing instructions to all units against deviation from constitutional safeguards, and sensitize police personnel on Arnesh Kumar, Satender Kumar Antil, and D.K. Basu guidelines.
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Report card
By judgment dated 21 January 2026 in WPCR No. 11 of 2026, the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Coram: [name withheld], [name withheld], JJ.) adjudicated the matter concerning 7 police personnel, namely: SHO, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; CSP, PS Supela, Durg; ASI, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Head Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Head Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg.
- Register number
- CG 07 CW 0003
- Case reference
- WPCR No. 11 of 2026 / 2026:CGHC:3546-DB
- Court and date
- High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Coram: [name withheld], [name withheld], JJ.), 21 January 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- SHO, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; CSP, PS Supela, Durg; ASI, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Head Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Head Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg; Constable, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, PS Supela, Durg
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Article 21 Constitution of India of the Constitution of India; Article 22 Constitution of India of the Constitution of India; Arnesh Kumar v State of Bihar; Satender Kumar Antil v CBI; D.K. Basu v State of West Bengal; Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “This Court records its serious concern and strong disapproval of the manner in which respondent No.2, Station House Officer, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, Police Station Supela, District Durg (C.G.), appears to have acted, revealing a casual and hasty approach in …” (at para Paragraph 31)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Adverse finding.
- Present status of the proceedings
- The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Current position
Judgment dated 21 January 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
Custodial torturePrimary
Material fact supported
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.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“This Court records its serious concern and strong disapproval of the manner in which respondent No.2, Station House Officer, Police Chowki Smriti Nagar, Police Station Supela, District Durg (C.G.), appears to have acted, revealing a casual and hasty approach in …” (para Paragraph 31)
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Institutional response
Continuing record
Follow-up history
24 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.