# Manegaon Woman vs \[name withheld\] & Anr.

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## Report card

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.

- Register number: MH 36 CW 0001
- Case reference: Criminal W.P. No. 103 of 2002 / (2002) 4 MhLj 865; (2003) BomCR (Cri) 338
- Court and date: Bombay High Court (Coram: V.M. Kanade, J., R.K. Batta, J., JJ.), 6 September 2002
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police Station Officer, Veltur Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Section 143 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “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 …” (at para 13)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 25,000.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1955757/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2002-0031)

**Record:** CW-2002-0031 (compiler id CWC-1136); case GAP3-20-003
**Title:** Manegaon Woman vs \[name withheld\] & Anr.
**Court:** Bombay High Court; bench: Nagpur; judges: V.M. Kanade, J.; R.K. Batta, J.
**Case number / citation:** Criminal W.P. No. 103 of 2002 / (2002) 4 MhLj 865; (2003) BomCR (Cri) 338
**Judgment:** 2002-09-06 (2002, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1998-03-05 (1998)
**Place:** Bhandara, Maharashtra; city town: Manegaon (Bazar); police station or unit: Veltur Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** false implication fabrication
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Constitution Art.21; Constitution Art.226; IPC 143
**Officers (gated display forms):** Police Station Officer, Veltur Police Station (1 in record)
**Victims:** Manegaon woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 25,000
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

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.

> 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 callously and negligently implicated the petitioner in the aforesaid criminal case.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1955757/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/803813/sharda-narayan-bhongade-appellant-hash-surendra-jagmohan-pali-and-another-respondent/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** false_implication_fabrication
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 13
**display title redacted:** Manegaon Woman vs \[name withheld\] & Anr.
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2002-09-06', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Bombay High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Bombay High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 25,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '(2002) 4 MhLj 865; (2003) BomCR (Cri) 338', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1955757/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/803813/sharda-narayan-bhongade-appellant-hash-surendra-jagmohan-pali-and-another-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** false implication fabrication
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** HC held false implication without investigation; Rs 25,000 compensation.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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