The Single Judge held that a Lunavada man, a 29-year-old Assistant Intelligence Officer summoned around 1 am on 1-11-1995 by LCB Godhra staff, kept overnight at the Lunavada guest house and humiliated by senior officers before being found dead the next morning, was subjected to mental and psychological torture. Even on the police version of suicide, the court held he was insulted and humiliated for no cause and deprecated the indolent attitude of the ASP Dahod and DSP. It declined to transfer the investigation to the CBI but awarded Rs 2 lakh interim compensation to the widow, adjustable against any future decree, to be deposited with the Registrar and invested for three years, with Rs 5,000 costs. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 21 February 1997 in Special Criminal Application (Art. 226), the Gujarat High Court (Coram: N. N. Mathur, J.) returned findings adverse to 5 police personnel, namely: PSI, LCB, Godhra; SDPO, Lunavada; Police Constable, LCB, Godhra; DSP, Godhra; ASP, Dahod, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Gujarat High Court judgment dated 21 February 1997 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.
“such sort of arrogant behaviour of the police officers definitely leads to mental and psychological torture.” (para 24)
The Gujarat 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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