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 "display_title": "CRPF Head Constable v. Union of India and Others",
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 "state": "Arunachal Pradesh",
 "district": "Changlang",
 "district_at_time": "Tirap",
 "city_town": "Vijaynagar",
 "police_station_or_unit": "Vijaynagar Post, E Company, 11th Battalion, CRPF",
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 "case_title": "CRPF Head Constable v. Union of India and Others",
 "case_number": "Writ Petition (Civil) No. 974 of 1989",
 "citation": "(1991) 2 SCC 488",
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  "K. Jayachandra Reddy"
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 "date_precision": "day",
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 "incident_date": "1983-04-04",
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 "category": "Other",
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 "confidence": "high",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "SC judgment verified (AdvocateKhoj + Indian Kanoon); CRPF head constable's dismissal for custodial connivance upheld.",
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   "position_explainer": "Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.",
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   "date": "1991-03-19",
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   "independence": "External",
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   "description": "The Supreme Court of India upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.",
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