The High Court held that 25-year-old [name withheld], arrested in a TADA case by a Khairabari PS party in the early hours of 4 December 1994, was assaulted and tortured to death by police while in custody at Mangaldoi Police Station the same night. Relying on the Darrang District Judge enquiry, including eyewitness co-detenues, the Court rejected the police story that the handcuffed detenu fell while fleeing. The Court awarded Rs 2,00,000 compensation to his mother and directed the CBI to register an FIR and investigate; the Division Bench dismissed the State appeal in 2006 with Rs 10,000 costs, noting the State had already paid the compensation.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 26 April 2001 in Civil Rule No. 1333 of 1995, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: Ranjan Gogoi, J.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Gauhati High Court judgment dated 26 April 2001 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.
“The statements of P.Ws. 6,7,11 and 12 who were present with the deceased while in police custody establishes the fact that the deceased was assaulted and tortured by police while in their custody.” (para 8)
The Gauhati 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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