The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) held that Police Station Officer of Veltur falsely arrayed housewife Sharda Bhongade as an accused in a 1995 morcha case without any investigation, showing blatant disregard for the rule of law. The court found she suffered mental and physical agony, monetary loss and loss of self-esteem until her discharge by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kuhi, in clear violation of her Article 21 rights. It directed the State Government to pay her Rs. 25,000 compensation within four weeks of communication of the order, with liberty to recover half the amount from the delinquent officer. The petition began as a letter dated 6 February 2002 converted into a criminal writ petition. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
This page documents a court-adjudicated case from the judgment and cited sources below. Findings are attributed to the court; this record does not add findings of its own.
How verification works →By judgment dated 6 September 2002 in Criminal W.P. No. 103 of 2002, the Bombay High Court (Coram: V.M. Kanade, J., R.K. Batta, J., JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Police Station Officer, Veltur Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 25,000.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
The Bombay High Court judgment dated 6 September 2002 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 Police Officers are supposed to be the custodian and guardians of the citizens of this country. However, from the facts of this case, it appears that the respondent No. 1 instead of protecting the interest of the citizens has …” (para 13)
The Bombay High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 25,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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