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 "status": "current",
 "merged_id": "CWC-0045",
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 "display_title": "Govindpur Man v. State of Bihar and Others",
 "display_title_redacted": "Govindpur Man v. State of Bihar and Others",
 "state": "Bihar",
 "district": "Nawada",
 "district_at_time": null,
 "city_town": "Govindpur",
 "police_station_or_unit": "Govindpur Police Station",
 "court": "Patna High Court",
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 "bench": null,
 "case_title": "Govindpur Man v. State of Bihar and Others",
 "case_number": "Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 192 of 2001",
 "citation": "(2002) 3 PLJR 637",
 "judges": [
  "R.S. Garg"
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 "judgment_date": "2002-08-06",
 "date_precision": "day",
 "judgment_year": 2002,
 "incident_date": "2000-10-27",
 "incident_year": 2000,
 "category": "Other",
 "admin_category": "misconduct",
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 "protest_override_heuristic": false,
 "outcome_type": "adverse_finding_compensation",
 "sections": [
  "IPC 76",
  "Constitution of India Art. 226"
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   "unit": "Govindpur PS, Nawada",
   "role": "held_liable",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
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   "later_outcome": "none_found",
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  {
   "name": null,
   "age": null,
   "gender": "male",
   "descriptor": "Govindpur man"
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 "victims_redacted": null,
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 "sentence_type": "compensation_only",
 "sentence_max_years": null,
 "compensation_inr": 50000,
 "force": "state_police",
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 "summary": "The judgment of the Patna High Court records the following account. Justice R.S. Garg held that Officer-in-[name withheld] of Govindpur police station wrongly arrested a Govindpur man on 27 October 2000 in execution of a non-bailable warrant issued in Excise Case 24/99 against Rajo Choudhary (the nickname of his brother [name withheld]), despite protests by family, neighbours and the chowkidar, leading to 120+ days in jail till the JMFC Nawada ordered release on 28 February 2001. The Court rejected the Section 76 IPC bona-fide-mistake defence, noting the officer persisted with a false stand instead of seeking a second opinion. It awarded Rs 50,000 compensation (Rs 40,000 by the State plus Rs 10,000 personally by the officer) payable within two months, leaving prosecution of the officer to the State authorities. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.",
 "summary_verified": "Justice R.S. Garg held that Officer-in-[name withheld] of Govindpur police station wrongly arrested a Govindpur man on 27 October 2000 in execution of a non-bailable warrant issued in Excise Case 24/99 against Rajo Choudhary (the nickname of his brother [name withheld]), despite protests by family, neighbours and the chowkidar, leading to 120+ days in jail till the JMFC Nawada ordered release on 28 February 2001. The Court rejected the Section 76 IPC bona-fide-mistake defence, noting the officer persisted with a false stand instead of seeking a second opinion. It awarded Rs 50,000 compensation (Rs 40,000 by the State plus Rs 10,000 personally by the officer) payable within two months, leaving prosecution of the officer to the State authorities.",
 "court_quote": "We live in the rule of law and not under the police rule where whatever is done by the police is taken to be absolutely correct.",
 "court_quote_para": "15",
 "confidence": "high",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "Patna HC held wrong-person arrest, 120+ days jail; Rs 50K (Rs 40K State + Rs 10K officer personally).",
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "verification_badge": "V2 · Externally reported",
 "tier_badge": "Externally reported",
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   "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": "2002-08-06",
   "action_type": "Order issued",
   "status": "Concluded",
   "authority": "Patna High Court",
   "independence": "External",
   "legal_effect": "Binding",
   "description": "The Patna High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 50,000.",
   "disposition": "Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)",
   "source": "(2002) 3 PLJR 637",
   "recheck": "Not yet re-checked."
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   "date": "2026-09-19",
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