A Bengaluru man, arrested by Subramanyanagar police for autorickshaw theft, died in the station on 18 May 1988; police claimed he hanged himself with a torn woollen rug, and a court-ordered Chief Metropolitan Magistrate enquiry accepted suicide and denied damages. The Division Bench rejected the enquiry report, holding that the police examined neither the alleged eyewitnesses nor the post-mortem doctor and discharged none of the onus on them to show absence of negligence. The court awarded Rs 2,00,000 compensation to the widow and three minor children and directed the State to work out a scheme for interim relief of not less than Rs 25,000 within one month in every custodial death. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 14 July 1995, the Karnataka High Court returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector of Police, Subramanyanagar Police Station, Bengaluru; Head Constable, Subramanyanagar Police Station, Bengaluru; Police Constable, Subramanyanagar Police Station, Bengaluru, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Karnataka High Court judgment dated 14 July 1995 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.
“As we have said earlier, once a prisoner is in police custody, custodial death cannot be treated in casual and cavalier fashion. We find as stated earlier, the legal heirs of the victims do not get any relief for many …” (para 15)
The Karnataka High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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