The Punjab and Haryana High Court held a Qadian man, picked up without valid reason by Qadian police, was tortured with third-degree methods in ASI Gurmeet Singh's custody, fracturing both hip joints and permanently disabling him. The Court set aside the first Sessions enquiry, endorsed the supplementary report drawing an adverse inference against the ASI, and found the clean-chit medical board report of 30 December 1995 was procured by police pressure on doctors. It awarded Rs 1.5 lakh interim compensation against the State with recovery rights against defaulting officers. Torture by SHO was held not proved.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 14 July 1999 in CWP No. 134 of 1996, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: R.L. Anand, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Gurmeet Singh (Assistant Sub-Inspector); Station House Officer, Police Station Qadian, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment dated 14 July 1999 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“it can be reasonably established that a Qadian man was tortured and the damage was caused to him when he remained in custody of ASI Gurmeet Singh.” (para 5)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court 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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