The High Court recorded that police of P.S. George Town, Prayagraj picked up a man from his house in Jaunpur on 23.06.2026 to question him in an attempted-murder case against his brother, who was then absconding, and released him only at about 7:00 p.m. on 26.06.2026. The Investigating Officer told the court he went to the house on the SHO's direction. Call records and CCTV footage corroborated the detention; no CCTV footage for 26.06.2026 was produced. The court held the man was in unlawful custody for at least four days, that he was held to pressure his brother to surrender, and awarded Rs. 40,000 compensation to be recovered from the salaries of those responsible. It directed that its displeasure with the SHO and the Investigating Officer be recorded in their service records.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 9 September 2026 in HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 906 of 2026, the Allahabad High Court (Coram: Atul Sreedharan, Divesh Chandra Samant, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Station House Officer, P.S. George Town, Prayagraj; Investigating Officer, P.S. George Town, Prayagraj, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 40,000.
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Judgment dated 9 September 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“The police cannot resort to pressure tactics to compel the actual offender to surrender before it by unlawfully detaining an innocent member of his family who has no connection with the alleged offence.” (para 10)
The High Court held the petitioner was in unlawful police custody from 23.06.2026 to 26.06.2026, awarded Rs. 40,000 compensation recoverable from the salaries of the personnel responsible, and directed that its displeasure be recorded in the service records of the SHO and the Investigating Officer.
(Past-week sweep (26 Sep-5 Oct): order dated 09.09.2026 first reported on 01.10.2026; record written from the order text on Indian Kanoon; quote checked verbatim; officers and the detained man are not named.)
Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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