The Gauhati High Court held that a Kiphire man was locked in Kiphire police station lockup on the night of 24 July 2001 without any legal authority and found dead inside the lockup the next morning, accepting the ADC(J) Tuensang enquiry findings. It found his body was disposed of without following mandatory legal procedure including post-mortem. Though the enquiry could not pin direct responsibility on any individual, the Court awarded Rs 3,00,000 compensation plus Rs 15,000 costs, with half the compensation secured for the children. The finding rests on illegal detention combined with death in custody rather than proven torture. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 7 December 2004, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: B.P. Katakey, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Officer-in-Charge, Kiphire Police Station; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Kiphire Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).
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The Gauhati High Court judgment dated 7 December 2004 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“It is concluded that Lt. A Kiphire man was lock up on the night of 24.7.2001 at Kiphire Police Station without legal authority and he was found dead inside the police lock-up the next morning.”
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 300,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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