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 "record_id": "CW-2025-0057",
 "status": "current",
 "merged_id": "CWC-1334",
 "alias_merged_ids": [],
 "display_title": "Bahraich Man And Others vs State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Others",
 "display_title_redacted": "Bahraich Man And Others vs State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Others",
 "state": "Uttar Pradesh",
 "district": "Bahraich",
 "district_at_time": null,
 "city_town": null,
 "police_station_or_unit": "Police Station Matera, District Bahraich",
 "court": "High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench",
 "court_as_verified": "High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench",
 "bench": null,
 "case_title": "Bahraich Man And Others vs State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Others",
 "case_number": "CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9068 of 2025",
 "citation": null,
 "judges": [
  "Abdul Moin",
  "Babita Rani"
 ],
 "judgment_date": "2025-10-30",
 "date_precision": "day",
 "judgment_year": 2025,
 "incident_date": "2025-09-18",
 "incident_year": 2025,
 "category": "Other",
 "admin_category": "misconduct",
 "admin_subcategory": "false_implication_fabrication",
 "subcategory": "false_implication_fabrication",
 "subcategory_display": "false implication fabrication",
 "protest_override_heuristic": false,
 "outcome_type": "adverse_finding_compensation",
 "sections": [
  "Section 189 of BNSS, 2023 / Section 169 Cr.P.C."
 ],
 "officers": [
  {
   "name": null,
   "rank": "Police personnel",
   "role": "held_liable",
   "unit": "Police Station Matera, District Bahraich",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Police personnel, Police Station Matera, District Bahraich"
  }
 ],
 "officer_count": 1,
 "victims": [
  {
   "name": null,
   "gender": "male",
   "descriptor": "Bahraich man"
  }
 ],
 "victims_redacted": null,
 "anonymised": false,
 "victim_count": 1,
 "sentence_type": "compensation_only",
 "sentence_max_years": null,
 "compensation_inr": 50000,
 "force": "state_police",
 "primary_source_url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/189713960/",
 "secondary_sources": [],
 "summary": "The High Court held that the conversion FIR dated 13.09.2025 was a glaring example of authorities acting to score brownie points. The High Court held that despite the woman's statement that she had gone on her own accord and return of jewellery, the authorities failed to release the petitioner under Section 169 Cr.P.C. / Section 189 BNSS. The High Court quashed the FIR and ordered immediate release if not wanted elsewhere. The High Court imposed exemplary cost of Rs. 75,000 on the State, with Rs. 50,000 to petitioner no.1 and Rs. 25,000 to Legal Aid.",
 "summary_verified": "The High Court held that the conversion FIR dated 13.09.2025 was a glaring example of authorities acting to score brownie points. The High Court held that despite the woman's statement that she had gone on her own accord and return of jewellery, the authorities failed to release the petitioner under Section 169 Cr.P.C. / Section 189 BNSS. The High Court quashed the FIR and ordered immediate release if not wanted elsewhere. The High Court imposed exemplary cost of Rs. 75,000 on the State, with Rs. 50,000 to petitioner no.1 and Rs. 25,000 to Legal Aid.",
 "court_quote": "in order to score brownie points on the basis of the FIR",
 "court_quote_para": "para 7",
 "confidence": "medium",
 "verdict": "accept",
 "verdict_note": "Verified against the cited judgment.",
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "verification_badge": "V2 · Externally reported",
 "tier_badge": "Externally reported",
 "tier": "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded",
 "tier_history": [
  "Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded"
 ],
 "allegations": [
  {
   "category": "Other",
   "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"
  }
 ],
 "institutional_response": [
  {
   "date": "2025-10-30",
   "action_type": "Order issued",
   "status": "Concluded",
   "authority": "High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench",
   "independence": "External",
   "legal_effect": "Binding",
   "description": "The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench recorded adverse findings against police personnel.",
   "disposition": "adverse finding compensation",
   "source": "CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9068 of 2025",
   "recheck": "Not yet re-checked."
  }
 ],
 "later_proceedings": [],
 "final_outcome_url": null,
 "followup_history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-24",
   "scope": "Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark)."
  }
 ],
 "followup_status": "checked",
 "last_checked": "2026-09-24",
 "link_checked_per_url": [
  {
   "url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/189713960/",
   "link_checked": null
  }
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  "basis": null
 },
 "v3_basis": null,
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 "retracted": {
  "is_retracted": false
 },
 "fidelity_checked": false,
 "verified_by": [
  "swarm-verify-cop-up-hc"
 ],
 "merged_case_id": "cop-up-hc-3",
 "officers_named_public": 0,
 "record_flag": null,
 "service": "police",
 "watch": "babuwatch"
}