The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a K. Kotapadu man, arrested on 24 August 1993 with a suspected stolen motorcycle, bore injuries sustained only after being brought to the police station, where he was chained by the leg to a window rod in the lockup. The Court found that in all probability he hanged himself on 25 August 1993 unable to bear physical torture by the police, rejecting the claim that he acted from despondency and calling it strange that officers in the front room noticed nothing. Holding that his fundamental right to life under Article 21 had been violated, the Court awarded his 25-year-old widow Rs 1,00,000 as compensation, directing the State to hold it in a five-year fixed deposit with quarterly interest payable to her. The judgment identifies the erring officer only as the second respondent. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 11 October 2002, the Andhra Pradesh High Court (Coram: T. Meena Kumari, J.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment dated 11 October 2002 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“In all probability, the husband of the petitioner might have committed suicide because of the unable to bear physical torture meted out to him by the police while he was in their custody.” (para 16)
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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