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 "display_title": "Manali Man And Ors. vs State Of Himachal Pradesh And Ors",
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 "state": "Himachal Pradesh",
 "district": "Kullu",
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 "city_town": "Manali",
 "police_station_or_unit": "Manali Police Station",
 "court": "High Court of Himachal Pradesh",
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 "case_title": "Manali Man And Ors. vs State Of Himachal Pradesh And Ors",
 "case_number": null,
 "citation": "1998 ACJ 632",
 "judges": [
  "M. Srinivasan",
  "Lokeshwar Singh Panta"
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 "judgment_date": "1997-03-18",
 "date_precision": "day",
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 "incident_date": "1993-06-05",
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 "category": "Custodial death",
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  "Constitution of India Art. 21",
  "Constitution of India Art. 22(2)",
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 "victims": [
  {
   "name": null,
   "age": 22,
   "gender": "male",
   "descriptor": "Manali man, age 22"
  }
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 "sentence_type": "compensation_only",
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 "compensation_inr": 100000,
 "force": "state_police",
 "primary_source_url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/63109/",
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 "summary": "The High Court of Himachal Pradesh (Division Bench) allowed the writ petition of the family of a Manali man (22), arrested on June 5, 1993 by Manali police in FIR No. 110 of 1993 and never produced before a Magistrate; his decomposed body was recovered from Pandoh Dam on June 26, 1993. The family alleged he was beaten to death on the night of June 5/6 and thrown in the Beas, while police claimed escape from custody and suicide. The Court held police failed to prove escape, violated Articles 22(2) and 21, and were negligent in their custodial duty, awarding Rs. 1,00,000 interim compensation (Rs. 25,000 to widow [name withheld], Rs. 15,000 to mother [name withheld], Rs. 60,000 in fixed deposit for three minor daughters), clarifying observations would not affect the pending criminal case No. 77-1/1994 (State v. [name withheld] under Section 223 IPC) against police officials. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.",
 "summary_verified": "The High Court of Himachal Pradesh (Division Bench) allowed the writ petition of the family of a Manali man (22), arrested on June 5, 1993 by Manali police in FIR No. 110 of 1993 and never produced before a Magistrate; his decomposed body was recovered from Pandoh Dam on June 26, 1993. The family alleged he was beaten to death on the night of June 5/6 and thrown in the Beas, while police claimed escape from custody and suicide. The Court held police failed to prove escape, violated Articles 22(2) and 21, and were negligent in their custodial duty, awarding Rs. 1,00,000 interim compensation (Rs. 25,000 to widow [name withheld], Rs. 15,000 to mother [name withheld], Rs. 60,000 in fixed deposit for three minor daughters), clarifying observations would not affect the pending criminal case No. 77-1/1994 (State v. [name withheld] under Section 223 IPC) against police officials.",
 "court_quote": "There can be no doubt whatever that the police officials were negligent and failed to perform their duties enjoined on them by law.",
 "court_quote_para": "26",
 "confidence": "high",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "HP HC held Manali police negligent in custody of a Manali man (22), found Art. 22(2) violated, awarded Rs. 1 lakh interim compensation.",
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "verification_badge": "V2 · Externally reported",
 "tier_badge": "Externally reported",
 "tier": "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded",
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  "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded"
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 "allegations": [
  {
   "category": "Custodial death",
   "primary": true,
   "position": "Material fact supported",
   "position_explainer": "Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.",
   "official_finding_relation": "supports allegation"
  }
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   "date": "1997-03-18",
   "action_type": "Order issued",
   "status": "Concluded",
   "authority": "High Court of Himachal Pradesh",
   "independence": "External",
   "legal_effect": "Binding",
   "description": "The High Court of Himachal Pradesh recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.",
   "disposition": "Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)",
   "source": "1998 ACJ 632",
   "recheck": "Not yet re-checked."
  }
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