{ "state": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", "slug": "andaman-and-nicobar-islands", "count": 5, "url": "https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/state/andaman-and-nicobar-islands", "cases": [ { "record_id": "CW-2013-0041", "status": "current", "merged_id": "CWC-1157", "alias_merged_ids": [], "display_title": "Nicobar Islands Police Police Constable v. The State", "display_title_redacted": "Nicobar Islands Police Police Constable v. The State", "state": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", "district": "South Andaman", "district_at_time": null, "city_town": "Port Blair", "police_station_or_unit": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police", "court": "Calcutta High Court", "court_as_verified": "Calcutta High Court", "bench": "Port Blair", "case_title": "Nicobar Islands Police Police Constable v. The State", "case_number": "CRA No. 016 of 2012", "citation": null, "judges": [ "Girish Chandra Gupta", "Dipankar Datta" ], "judgment_date": "2013-12-17", "date_precision": "day", "judgment_year": 2013, "incident_date": "2009-12-25", "incident_year": 2009, "category": "Other", "admin_category": "brutality", "admin_subcategory": "other", "subcategory": "other", "subcategory_display": "other", "protest_override_heuristic": false, "outcome_type": "conviction_upheld", "sections": [ "IPC 307", "IPC 436", "IPC 506-II", "IPC 427", "IPC 429", "IPC 324", "IPC 363" ], "officers": [ { "name": null, "rank": "Police Constable", "role": "convicted", "unit": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police", "publish_grade": "unnamed", "gate_reasons": [ "ledger:no_row", "key2:no_row" ], "ledger_role": null, "key2": null, "key2_agy": null, "key2_claude": null, "key2_union": null, "key2_gemapi": null, "key2_openrouter": null, "key2_gpt56": null, "grok": null, "jev_risk": null, "jev_p_culpable": null, "key2_gpt": null, "later_outcome": null, "name_public": null, "display": "Police Constable, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police" } ], "officer_count": 1, "victims": [ { "name": null, "age": null, "gender": "female", "descriptor": "Port Blair woman" }, { "name": null, "age": null, "gender": "male", "descriptor": "Port Blair man" }, { "name": null, "age": null, "gender": null, "descriptor": "Port Blair resident" }, { "name": null, "age": null, "gender": "male", "descriptor": "Port Blair man" } ], "victims_redacted": null, "anonymised": false, "victim_count": 4, "sentence_type": "imprisonment", "sentence_max_years": null, "compensation_inr": 215000, "force": "state_police", "primary_source_url": "https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5ac5e41e4a93261a672e0219", "secondary_sources": [ "https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56ea9340607dba378d9d5073", "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/41955619/" ], "summary": "The judgment of the Calcutta High Court records the following account. Off-duty police constable intruded into his estranged wife's paternal house on the night of 25/26 December 2009, dealt dah blows to a servant and his father-in-law, set the house afire with petrol, and took a minor boy hostage until overpowered by police. The Additional Sessions Judge, Port Blair convicted him under IPC sections 307/436/506-II/427/429/324/363 with life terms for sections 307 and 436 plus Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. 15,000 compensation. The Calcutta High Court's Port Blair Circuit Bench held the trial court had accurately assessed the evidence and dismissed the appeal on 17 December 2013. The Supreme Court later dismissed his appeal but reduced the life sentence to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment on 29 April 2019.", "summary_verified": "Off-duty police constable intruded into his estranged wife's paternal house on the night of 25/26 December 2009, dealt dah blows to a servant and his father-in-law, set the house afire with petrol, and took a minor boy hostage until overpowered by police. The Additional Sessions Judge, Port Blair convicted him under IPC sections 307/436/506-II/427/429/324/363 with life terms for sections 307 and 436 plus Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. 15,000 compensation. The Calcutta High Court's Port Blair Circuit Bench held the trial court had accurately assessed the evidence and dismissed the appeal on 17 December 2013. The Supreme Court later dismissed his appeal but reduced the life sentence to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment on 29 April 2019.", "court_quote": "We are of the opinion that the learned Trial Court has accurately assessed the evidence. Both the conviction and punishment are well founded. No interference is called for.", "court_quote_para": "n/a", "confidence": "medium", "verdict": "accept", "verdict_note": "HC conviction confirmed via SC order record + CaseMine snippets (primary text 403); SC later cut life to 10 yrs RI.", "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": null, "action_type": "Conviction", "status": "Concluded", "authority": "Trial court (as recorded in the Calcutta High Court judgment)", "independence": "External", "legal_effect": "Binding", "description": "The trial court convicted the accused police personnel, as recorded in the Calcutta High Court judgment.", "disposition": "Conviction · Supports allegation", "source": "CRA No. 016 of 2012", "recheck": "Not yet re-checked." }, { "date": "2013-12-17", "action_type": "Order issued", "status": "Concluded", "authority": "Calcutta High Court", "independence": "External", "legal_effect": "Binding", "description": "The Calcutta High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the convictions of police personnel.", "disposition": "Conviction · Supports allegation (appellate affirmance; trial conviction separate card)", "source": "CRA No. 016 of 2012", "recheck": "Not yet re-checked." } ], "later_proceedings": [], "final_outcome_url": null, "followup_history": [ { "date": "2026-09-19", "scope": "Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass", "method": "skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)", "result": "holds", "corrections_applied": [] } ], "followup_status": "checked", "last_checked": "2026-09-19", "link_checked_per_url": [ { "url": "https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5ac5e41e4a93261a672e0219", "link_checked": null }, { "url": "https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56ea9340607dba378d9d5073", "link_checked": null }, { "url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/41955619/", "link_checked": null } ], "source_assessment": { "established": null, "basis": null }, "v3_basis": null, "publication_basis": null, "reviews": [], "retracted": { "is_retracted": false }, "fidelity_checked": true, "verified_by": [ "chunk-105" ], "merged_case_id": "GAP3-32-002", "officers_named_public": 0, "record_flag": null, "service": "police", "watch": "babuwatch" }, { "record_id": "CW-2019-0003", "status": "current", "merged_id": "CWC-0296", "alias_merged_ids": [], "display_title": "Nicobar Police Constable vs Union of India and Others", "display_title_redacted": "Nicobar Police Constable vs Union of India and Others", "state": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", "district": "South Andaman", "district_at_time": null, "city_town": "Port Blair", "police_station_or_unit": "Indian Reserve Battalion, Andaman and Nicobar Police", "court": "Calcutta High Court", "court_as_verified": "Calcutta High Court", "bench": null, "case_title": "Nicobar Police Constable vs Union of India and Others", "case_number": "WPCT No. 243 of 2018", "citation": "(2019) 03 CAL CK 0034", "judges": [ "Arijit Banerjee", "Amrita Sinha" ], "judgment_date": "2019-03-11", "date_precision": "day", "judgment_year": 2019, "incident_date": "2012-10-06", "incident_year": 2012, "category": "Other", "admin_category": "misconduct", "admin_subcategory": "other", "subcategory": "other", "subcategory_display": "other", "protest_override_heuristic": false, "outcome_type": "disciplinary_upheld", "sections": [ "Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 s.50", "Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 s.51", "CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964 r.3" ], "officers": [ { "name": null, "rank": "Constable", "unit": "Indian Reserve Battalion, Andaman and Nicobar Police", "publish_grade": "unnamed", "gate_reasons": [ "ledger:no_row" ], "ledger_role": null, "key2": "yes", "key2_agy": "yes", "key2_claude": null, "key2_union": "yes", "key2_gemapi": "yes", "key2_openrouter": "yes", "key2_gpt56": null, "grok": null, "jev_risk": null, "jev_p_culpable": null, "key2_gpt": null, "later_outcome": null, "name_public": null, "display": "Constable, Indian Reserve Battalion, Andaman and Nicobar Police" } ], "officer_count": 1, "victims": [], "victims_redacted": null, "anonymised": false, "victim_count": 0, "sentence_type": null, "sentence_max_years": null, "compensation_inr": null, "force": "state_police", "primary_source_url": "https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/983689/shri-p-murugeshan-appellant-hash-union-of-india-and-others-respondent/", "secondary_sources": [ "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/192378653/" ], "summary": "The Calcutta High Court Division Bench dismissed the writ petition of IRB Constable, caught red-handed with three colleagues on 6 October 2012 illegally trading wild water monitor lizards. The Court upheld the major penalty of forfeiture of five years' future increments with cumulative effect for grave misconduct and gross indiscipline, affirming the Commandant, DGP and CAT orders. It held the subsequent criminal acquittal under the Wildlife (Protection) Act had no bearing on the proved departmental charges. The penalty was held not disproportionate to the gravity of the offence. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.", "summary_verified": "The Calcutta High Court Division Bench dismissed the writ petition of IRB Constable, caught red-handed with three colleagues on 6 October 2012 illegally trading wild water monitor lizards. The Court upheld the major penalty of forfeiture of five years' future increments with cumulative effect for grave misconduct and gross indiscipline, affirming the Commandant, DGP and CAT orders. It held the subsequent criminal acquittal under the Wildlife (Protection) Act had no bearing on the proved departmental charges. The penalty was held not disproportionate to the gravity of the offence.", "court_quote": "On 06th October, 2012 he along with three other members of the said battalion were caught red handed for indulging in illegal trade of Wild Water Monitor Lizard.", "court_quote_para": null, "confidence": "high", "verdict": "accept", "verdict_note": "Calcutta HC DB dismissed the writ, confirming the major penalty on the IRB constable; matches disciplinary_upheld.", "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": "2019-03-11", "action_type": "Order issued", "status": "Concluded", "authority": "Calcutta High Court", "independence": "External", "legal_effect": "Binding", "description": "The Calcutta High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.", "disposition": "Disciplinary action · Procedural only", "source": "(2019) 03 CAL CK 0034", "recheck": "Not yet re-checked." } ], "later_proceedings": [], "final_outcome_url": null, "followup_history": [ { "date": "2026-09-19", "scope": "Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass", "method": "skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)", "result": "wrong_facts", "corrections_applied": [ "court_quote", "court_quote_para" ] } ], "followup_status": "checked", "last_checked": "2026-09-19", "link_checked_per_url": [ { "url": "https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/983689/shri-p-murugeshan-appellant-hash-union-of-india-and-others-respondent/", "link_checked": null }, { "url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/192378653/", "link_checked": null } ], "source_assessment": { "established": null, "basis": null }, "v3_basis": null, "publication_basis": null, "reviews": [], "retracted": { "is_retracted": false }, "fidelity_checked": false, "verified_by": [ "chunk-29" ], "merged_case_id": "PUDUCH-004", "officers_named_public": 0, "record_flag": null, "service": "police", "watch": "babuwatch" }, { "record_id": "CW-2019-0008", "status": "current", "merged_id": "CWC-0294", "alias_merged_ids": [], "display_title": "Nicobar Police personnel vs Union of India and Others", "display_title_redacted": "Nicobar Police personnel vs Union of India and Others", "state": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", "district": "South Andaman", "district_at_time": null, "city_town": "Port Blair", "police_station_or_unit": "Andaman and Nicobar Police", "court": "Calcutta High Court", "court_as_verified": "Calcutta High Court", "bench": null, "case_title": "Nicobar Police personnel vs Union of India and Others", "case_number": "WPCT No. 153 of 2019", "citation": "(2019) 08 CAL CK 0059", "judges": [ "Subrata Talukdar", "Arindam Mukherjee" ], "judgment_date": "2019-08-19", "date_precision": "day", "judgment_year": 2019, "incident_date": "2007-01-01", "incident_year": 2007, "category": "Other", "admin_category": "misconduct", "admin_subcategory": "other", "subcategory": "other", "subcategory_display": "other", "protest_override_heuristic": false, "outcome_type": "disciplinary_upheld", "sections": [ "IPC 419", "IPC 420", "IPC 366", "IPC 392", "IPC 354" ], "officers": [ { "name": null, "rank": null, "unit": "Andaman and Nicobar Police", "role": "held_liable", "publish_grade": "unnamed", "gate_reasons": [ "key2_openrouter:no", "key2_gpt:unclear" ], "ledger_role": "held_liable", "key2": "yes", "key2_agy": "yes", "key2_claude": null, "key2_union": "yes", "key2_gemapi": "yes", "key2_openrouter": "no", "key2_gpt56": null, "grok": "no", "jev_risk": 0.05, "jev_p_culpable": 0.95, "key2_gpt": "unclear", "later_outcome": "none_found", "name_public": null, "display": "Police personnel, Andaman and Nicobar Police" } ], "officer_count": 1, "victims": [], "victims_redacted": null, "anonymised": false, "victim_count": 0, "sentence_type": "dismissal", "sentence_max_years": null, "compensation_inr": null, "force": "state_police", "primary_source_url": "https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1009308/ssimachalam-appellant-hash-union-of-india-and-others-respondent/", "secondary_sources": [], "summary": "The Calcutta High Court Division Bench dismissed the writ petition of [name withheld] of the Andaman and Nicobar Police, whose termination (order dated 7 July 2009) followed proved disciplinary charges of demanding money for a police job, kidnapping/molestation/robbery, and mobile-phone theft. The Court examined the subsequent criminal-trial acquittals and held none was honourable, being based on hostile witnesses and wanting evidence. It found no infirmity in the DGP's refusal to review the penalty under the A&N Police Manual or in the CAT order of 18 December 2018. The termination from the disciplined force therefore stands confirmed. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.", "summary_verified": "The Calcutta High Court Division Bench dismissed the writ petition of [name withheld] of the Andaman and Nicobar Police, whose termination (order dated 7 July 2009) followed proved disciplinary charges of demanding money for a police job, kidnapping/molestation/robbery, and mobile-phone theft. The Court examined the subsequent criminal-trial acquittals and held none was honourable, being based on hostile witnesses and wanting evidence. It found no infirmity in the DGP's refusal to review the penalty under the A&N Police Manual or in the CAT order of 18 December 2018. The termination from the disciplined force therefore stands confirmed.", "court_quote": "the petitioner, being a member of discipline force, must be said to have lost confidence in his employer and therefore, not fit to be retained in service.", "court_quote_para": "n/a", "confidence": "high", "verdict": "accept", "verdict_note": "Calcutta HC DB dismissed the writ, confirming termination of the A&N policeman; matches disciplinary_upheld.", "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": "2019-08-19", "action_type": "Order issued", "status": "Concluded", "authority": "Calcutta High Court", "independence": "External", "legal_effect": "Binding", "description": "The Calcutta High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.", "disposition": "Disciplinary action · Procedural only", "source": "(2019) 08 CAL CK 0059", "recheck": "Not yet re-checked." } ], "later_proceedings": [], "final_outcome_url": null, "followup_history": [ { "date": "2026-09-19", "scope": "Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass", "method": "skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)", "result": "holds", "corrections_applied": [] } ], "followup_status": "checked", "last_checked": "2026-09-19", "link_checked_per_url": [ { "url": "https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/1009308/ssimachalam-appellant-hash-union-of-india-and-others-respondent/", "link_checked": null } ], "source_assessment": { "established": null, "basis": null }, "v3_basis": null, "publication_basis": null, "reviews": [], "retracted": { "is_retracted": false }, "fidelity_checked": true, "verified_by": [ "chunk-29" ], "merged_case_id": "PUDUCH-002", "officers_named_public": 0, "record_flag": null, "service": "police", "watch": "babuwatch" }, { "record_id": "CW-2026-0087", "status": "current", "merged_id": "CWC-1368", "alias_merged_ids": [], "display_title": "The State vs Nicobar Police Police Constable", "display_title_redacted": "The State vs Nicobar Police Police Constable", "state": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", "district": "Port Blair", "district_at_time": null, "city_town": null, "police_station_or_unit": "PS Aberdeen", "court": "High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair", "court_as_verified": "High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair", "bench": null, "case_title": "The State vs Nicobar Police Police Constable", "case_number": "CRA (DB) 6 of 2024 with CRA (DB) 4 of 2024", "citation": null, "judges": [ "Arijit Banerjee", "Apurba Sinha Ray" ], "judgment_date": "2026-08-06", "date_precision": "day", "judgment_year": 2026, "incident_date": null, "incident_year": null, "category": "Other", "admin_category": "misconduct", "admin_subcategory": "custodial_rape_sexual_assault", "subcategory": "custodial_rape_sexual_assault", "subcategory_display": "custodial rape sexual assault", "protest_override_heuristic": false, "outcome_type": "conviction_by_hc", "sections": [ "376 IPC", "312 IPC" ], "officers": [ { "name": null, "rank": "Police Constable", "role": "convicted", "unit": "PS Aberdeen, Andaman and Nicobar Police", "publish_grade": "unnamed", "name_public": null, "display": "Police Constable, PS Aberdeen, Andaman and Nicobar Police" } ], "officer_count": 1, "victims": [ { "name": null, "gender": "female", "descriptor": "Port Blair woman" } ], "victims_redacted": null, "anonymised": true, "victim_count": 1, "sentence_type": "imprisonment", "sentence_max_years": null, "compensation_inr": null, "force": "state_police", "primary_source_url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/18626796/", "secondary_sources": [ "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/32245148/" ], "summary": "The High Court convicted a serving police constable by its judgment dated 23.04.2026, reversing the Sessions Judge's acquittal dated 24.04.2024 in Sessions Case No. 32 of 2015. The High Court held that intimacy was secured on a false promise of marriage and that the complainant lady constable was coerced into abortions. The High Court imposed the minimum seven-year rigorous imprisonment plus fine for the sexual offence and a concurrent one-year term plus fine for the second offence. The High Court directed that ninety percent of any fine realized be disbursed to the victim as compensation.", "summary_verified": "The High Court convicted a serving police constable by its judgment dated 23.04.2026, reversing the Sessions Judge's acquittal dated 24.04.2024 in Sessions Case No. 32 of 2015. The High Court held that intimacy was secured on a false promise of marriage and that the complainant lady constable was coerced into abortions. The High Court imposed the minimum seven-year rigorous imprisonment plus fine for the sexual offence and a concurrent one-year term plus fine for the second offence. The High Court directed that ninety percent of any fine realized be disbursed to the victim as compensation.", "court_quote": "Ninety percent (90%) of the fine amount, if realized, shall be disbursed to the victim as compensation.", "court_quote_para": "sentence order", "confidence": "medium", "verdict": "accept", "verdict_note": "Sections field lists 417 IPC, but the High Court's conviction and sentencing order (primary source doc/18626796) are under Sections 376 and 312 IPC only; 417 IPC was part of the trial charge but not the conviction, and the sentence described covers only two offences.", "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": "2026-08-06", "action_type": "Order issued", "status": "Concluded", "authority": "High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair", "independence": "External", "legal_effect": "Binding", "description": "The High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair recorded adverse findings against police personnel.", "disposition": "conviction by hc", "source": "CRA (DB) 6 of 2024 with CRA (DB) 4 of 2024", "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/18626796/", "link_checked": null }, { "url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/32245148/", "link_checked": null } ], "source_assessment": { "established": null, "basis": null }, "v3_basis": null, "publication_basis": null, "reviews": [], "retracted": { "is_retracted": false }, "fidelity_checked": false, "verified_by": [ "swarm-verify-cop-an-hc" ], "merged_case_id": "cop-an-hc-1", "officers_named_public": 0, "record_flag": null, "service": "police", "watch": "babuwatch" }, { "record_id": "CW-2026-0086", "status": "current", "merged_id": "CWC-1367", "alias_merged_ids": [], "display_title": "Shri Nicobar Man vs The Director General of Police and Ors", "display_title_redacted": "Shri Nicobar Man vs The Director General of Police and Ors", "state": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", "district": "Nicobar", "district_at_time": null, "city_town": null, "police_station_or_unit": "Campbell Bay Police Station (Case No. 30 of 2021)", "court": "High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair", "court_as_verified": "High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair", "bench": null, "case_title": "Shri Nicobar Man vs The Director General of Police and Ors", "case_number": "WPA/388/2025", "citation": "2026:CHC-PB:111", "judges": [ "Partha Sarathi Sen" ], "judgment_date": "2026-08-10", "date_precision": "day", "judgment_year": 2026, "incident_date": null, "incident_year": null, "category": "Other", "admin_category": "misconduct", "admin_subcategory": "illegal_detention_false_imprisonment", "subcategory": "illegal_detention_false_imprisonment", "subcategory_display": "illegal detention false imprisonment", "protest_override_heuristic": false, "outcome_type": "adverse_finding", "sections": [], "officers": [ { "name": null, "rank": "Investigating Officer", "role": "named_in_finding", "unit": "Campbell Bay Police Station", "publish_grade": "unnamed", "name_public": null, "display": "Investigating Officer, Campbell Bay Police Station" } ], "officer_count": 1, "victims": [ { "name": null, "gender": "male", "descriptor": "Nicobar man" } ], "victims_redacted": null, "anonymised": false, "victim_count": 1, "sentence_type": null, "sentence_max_years": null, "compensation_inr": null, "force": "state_police", "primary_source_url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/47336075/", "secondary_sources": [ "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34895787/" ], "summary": "The High Court held that the State had produced no document apart from pleading to show compliance with the Supreme Court arrest safeguards in Campbell Bay PS Case No. 30 of 2021. The High Court held that no prima facie evidence had been produced to show compliance with the statutory arrest requirements. The High Court rejected the custodial-harm claim for want of prima facie material beyond a small superficial cut. The High Court directed a Deputy Superintendent of Police-level enquiry within 90 working days and directed disciplinary proceedings against the delinquent forthwith if breach is found.", "summary_verified": "The High Court held that the State had produced no document apart from pleading to show compliance with the Supreme Court arrest safeguards in Campbell Bay PS Case No. 30 of 2021. The High Court held that no prima facie evidence had been produced to show compliance with the statutory arrest requirements. The High Court rejected the custodial-harm claim for want of prima facie material beyond a small superficial cut. The High Court directed a Deputy Superintendent of Police-level enquiry within 90 working days and directed disciplinary proceedings against the delinquent forthwith if breach is found.", "court_quote": "no prima facie evidence has been produced to show compliance of the statutory requirements", "court_quote_para": "Para 11-12", "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": "2026-08-10", "action_type": "Order issued", "status": "Concluded", "authority": "High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair", "independence": "External", "legal_effect": "Binding", "description": "The High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair recorded adverse findings against police personnel.", "disposition": "adverse finding compensation", "source": "2026:CHC-PB:111", "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/47336075/", "link_checked": null }, { "url": "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34895787/", "link_checked": null } ], "source_assessment": { "established": null, "basis": null }, "v3_basis": null, "publication_basis": null, "reviews": [], "retracted": { "is_retracted": false }, "fidelity_checked": false, "verified_by": [ "swarm-verify-cop-an-hc" ], "merged_case_id": "cop-an-hc-0", "officers_named_public": 0, "record_flag": null, "service": "police", "watch": "babuwatch" } ] }