CW-1989-0002Central Delhi, DelhiJudgment 14 December 1989

Anand Parbat, Patel Nagar Boy vs Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police Headquarters

The Supreme Court (B.C. Ray, J.) held the 9-year-old son of one of two tenant women was done to death by beating and assault by SHO Lal Singh, and directed Delhi Administration to pay the mother 75,000 compensation within four weeks, recoverable from officers found responsible. The Court relied on the Crime Branch Inspector's report (finding police conspiracy with the landlords who wanted the Anand Parbat rooms vacated) and the DCP's counter-affidavit admitting the SHO took part in the beating; the child's grievous leg injury caused fever and pneumonitis resulting in death, and a criminal case (first 308/34, altered to 304/34 IPC) was registered. The Court stated its observations would not have a bearing on the pending criminal prosecution of the police officials.

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By judgment dated 14 December 1989 in Writ Petitions (Criminal) under Article 32 (Saheli), the Supreme Court of India (Coram: B.C. Ray, S.R. Pandian, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Lal Singh (Station House Officer); Sub-Inspector, Anand Parbat Police Station, Delhi Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 75,000.

Register number
DL 06 CW 0004
Case reference
Writ Petitions (Criminal) under Article 32 (Saheli) / 1990 (1) SCC 422; AIR 1990 SC 513
Court and date
Supreme Court of India (Coram: B.C. Ray, S.R. Pandian, JJ.), 14 December 1989
Officer(s) at the material time
Lal Singh (Station House Officer); Sub-Inspector, Anand Parbat Police Station, Delhi Police
Present service status
Not ascertained from the cited sources.
Provisions invoked
Not stated in the cited sources
Finding of the Court (extract)
“[a 9-year-old boy] was done to death on account of the beating and assault by the agency of the sovereign power acting in violation and excess of the power vested in such agency.”
Verdict, sentence and quantum
Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 75,000.
Present status of the proceedings
No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.

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The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 14 December 1989 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.

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What the court found

Holding not recorded separately.

“[a 9-year-old boy] was done to death on account of the beating and assault by the agency of the sovereign power acting in violation and excess of the power vested in such agency.”

Institutional response

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14 Dec 1989

Order issued

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The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 75,000.

Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only).
Source: 1990 (1) SCC 422; AIR 1990 SC 513
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Follow-up history

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19 Sep 2026

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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.

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