The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench) allowed a habeas corpus petition by Jagatdhari for his son-in-law a Lakhanpur man, taken in a police jeep to Police Station Lakhanpur on 8 January 1994 and never seen alive since (Ambikapur is now in Chhattisgarh). The Court noted the SP's admission of no Rojnamcha entry, the AIG report holding the Lakhanpur action illegal, and the District Judge's enquiry finding a Lakhanpur man never found alive. It held the State responsible for the illegal detention, awarded Rs 50,000 compensation to a Lakhanpur man's wife [name withheld], and ordered a departmental enquiry against the Lakhanpur officials posted at the relevant time. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 6 October 1997 in Miscellaneous Petition No. 1808 of 1994, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: A.K. Mathur, Dipak Misra, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Police Station Lakhanpur; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Lakhanpur; Constable, Police Station Lakhanpur, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 50,000.
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment dated 6 October 1997 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“In these circumstances, we direct a sum of Rs. 50,000/- should be given to wife of a Lakhanpur man as a compensation and the State Government shall initiate a departmental enquiry against the concerned officials who were posted there at …” (para 6)
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 50,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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