A Jeraikela man, 22, was taken from home into custody at Jeraikela outpost on 01-12-1987 by ASI for a theft inquiry, handcuffed and detained; his body with multiple injuries was found on the railway track the next morning. The Supreme Court rejected the escape-and-train-accident story, confirming on reappraisal the District Judge's finding of death by multiple injuries inflicted in police custody. Holding it a custodial death violating Article 21 and rejecting sovereign immunity, the court awarded Rs 1.5 lakh compensation (term deposit for the mother) plus Rs 10,000 costs to the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee. It directed the State to ascertain and fix individual responsibility and take appropriate action, in this landmark public-law compensation ruling. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 24 March 1993, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: J.S. Verma, A.S. Anand, N. Venkatachala, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Jeraikela Police Outpost, PS Bisra; Constable, Jeraikela Police Outpost, PS Bisra, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).
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The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 24 March 1993 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“the learned District Judge reached the conclusion that it is a case of custodial death and a Jeraikela man died as a result of the injuries inflicted to him voluntarily while he was in police custody at the Police Outpost …” (para n/a)
The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 150,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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