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 "display_title": "The State of Maharashtra vs Kolhapur Police Inspector and others",
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  "S.R. Sathe"
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 "incident_date": "1985-12-17",
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  {
   "name": null,
   "age": 25,
   "gender": "male",
   "descriptor": "Kolhapur man, age 25"
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 "sentence_type": "mixed",
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 "force": "state_police",
 "primary_source_url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1774485/",
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 "summary": "Arun Pandav, 25, was picked up from his home around midnight on 16.12.1985 by Shahupuri police probing an elopement case and found dead with 19 injuries in the lock-up on 17.12.1985. The Sessions Court acquitted all 11 accused policemen, accepting a heart-failure theory. The court held Arun died of assault in the lock-up, the arrest panchanama and station records were fabricated, and convicted accused Nos.1-3 under ss.302/342/218/193 r/w s.34 IPC with concurrent life terms, upholding the acquittal of the other eight. Later proceedings: on 19 November 2013, the Supreme Court of India set aside the order recorded in this judgment (concerning [name withheld], [name withheld]); the outcome recorded here therefore does not stand. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.",
 "summary_verified": "Arun Pandav, 25, was picked up from his home around midnight on 16.12.1985 by Shahupuri police probing an elopement case and found dead with 19 injuries in the lock-up on 17.12.1985. The Sessions Court acquitted all 11 accused policemen, accepting a heart-failure theory. The court held Arun died of assault in the lock-up, the arrest panchanama and station records were fabricated, and convicted accused Nos.1-3 under ss.302/342/218/193 r/w s.34 IPC with concurrent life terms, upholding the acquittal of the other eight.",
 "court_quote": "Accused Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are held guilty Under Section 302 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code and they are sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life with fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default to suffer R.I. for two years.",
 "court_quote_para": "Operative order (after para 77)",
 "confidence": "high",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "HC reversed acquittal; 3 Shahupuri policemen convicted of custodial murder, life terms.",
 "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.",
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   "date": "2007-03-22",
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   "description": "The Bombay High Court entered convictions against police personnel in this judgment.",
   "disposition": "Conviction · Supports allegation",
   "source": "Criminal Appeal No. 1084 of 1988 with Criminal Revision Application No. 82 of 1989",
   "recheck": "Not yet re-checked."
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  {
   "date": "2013-11-19",
   "action_type": "Acquitted on appeal",
   "status": "Concluded",
   "authority": "Supreme Court of India",
   "independence": "External",
   "legal_effect": "Binding",
   "description": "Later proceedings: on 19 November 2013, the Supreme Court of India set aside the order recorded in this judgment (concerning [name withheld], [name withheld]); the outcome recorded here therefore does not stand.",
   "disposition": "Later proceeding · Conviction not standing",
   "source": "https://hcraj.nic.in/sci/2007/4-1004-2007_2013-11-19.pdf",
   "recheck": "Not yet re-checked."
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   "outcome": "acquitted_on_appeal"
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   "date": "2013-11-19",
   "url": "https://hcraj.nic.in/sci/2007/4-1004-2007_2013-11-19.pdf",
   "outcome": "conviction_set_aside"
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