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 "display_title": "Batala Man and another vs State of Punjab and others",
 "display_title_redacted": "Batala Man and another vs State of Punjab and others",
 "state": "Punjab",
 "district": "Gurdaspur",
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 "city_town": "Batala",
 "police_station_or_unit": "Police Station Sadar Batala",
 "court": "Punjab and Haryana High Court",
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 "case_title": "Batala Man and another vs State of Punjab and others",
 "case_number": "Civil Writ Petition No. 1294 of 1996",
 "citation": "(2002) 11 P&H CK 0058",
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 "judgment_date": "2002-11-12",
 "date_precision": "day",
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 "incident_date": "1996-01-01",
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 "category": "Other",
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 "subcategory": "enforced_disappearance",
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 "outcome_type": "adverse_finding_compensation",
 "sections": [
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  "IPC 364",
  "IPC 342",
  "Article 21",
  "Article 226"
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   "gender": "male",
   "name": null,
   "descriptor": "Batala man"
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 "force": "state_police",
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 "summary": "The judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court records the following account. Reword enquiry finding to: Addl. Sessions Judge did not establish abduction by the named ASI/constable but found it appeared from the evidence they had been abducted by the police (para 1). No 'eliminated' finding was recorded by the enquiry. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.",
 "summary_verified": "Reword enquiry finding to: Addl. Sessions Judge did not establish abduction by the named ASI/constable but found it appeared from the evidence they had been abducted by the police (para 1). No 'eliminated' finding was recorded by the enquiry.",
 "court_quote": "Compensation for death in police custody is an independent remedy which the heirs of the deceased are entitled to irrespective of the outcome of the criminal trial.",
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 "confidence": "high",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "P&H HC accepted ASJ report that three men were abducted by Batala police and eliminated, awarding Rs 3 lakh each to three families.",
 "verification_status": "V2",
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   "primary": true,
   "position": "Material fact supported",
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   "date": "2002-11-12",
   "action_type": "Order issued",
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   "authority": "Punjab and Haryana High Court",
   "independence": "External",
   "legal_effect": "Binding",
   "description": "The Punjab and Haryana High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 900,000.",
   "disposition": "Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)",
   "source": "(2002) 11 P&H CK 0058",
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   "date": "2026-09-19",
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