The Delhi High Court awarded Rs 2 lakh for the custodial killing of 21-year-old a Pandav Nagar man at PS Patel Nagar. Picked up on 29 November 1993 for interrogation, he was beaten to death within about 90 minutes; constables dumped his body at DDU Hospital claiming he was found near a railway track, and the first post-mortem opined poisoning. An NHRC-appointed Additional Sessions Judge's enquiry demolished the cover stories through independent witnesses and held one ASI and three constables responsible, a finding the Court adopted. The Court held it undoubtedly a custodial death by third-degree torture and ordered compensation over and above the NHRC's Rs 50,000 interim award. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 11 October 1999 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1015/98, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Anil Dev Singh, J.) returned findings adverse to 4 police personnel, namely: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Patel Nagar, Delhi Police; Constable, Police Station Patel Nagar, Delhi Police; Constable, Police Station Patel Nagar, Delhi Police; Constable, Police Station Patel Nagar, Delhi Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Delhi High Court judgment dated 11 October 1999 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“In the circumstances, therefore, we have no manner of doubt that it is a case of custodial death.” (para 6)
The Delhi 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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