# Maluka Man vs State of Punjab and others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 9 February 2005 in Crl. W.P. No. 769 of 1995, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: Surya Kant, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Post Bhagta Bhaika, Punjab Police; Head Constable, Police Post Bhagta Bhaika, Punjab Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).

- Register number: PB 03 CW 0002
- Case reference: Crl. W.P. No. 769 of 1995 / ILR 2005(1) P&H 462
- Court and date: Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: Surya Kant, J.), 9 February 2005
- Officer(s) at the material time: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Post Bhagta Bhaika, Punjab Police; Head Constable, Police Post Bhagta Bhaika, Punjab Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Thus, forcible abduction and illegal detention of the victim by the police officials stands conclusively proved.” (at para 12)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).
- 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://highcourtchd.gov.in/landmark_judgments/HC/English/CRWP_769_1995.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2005-0003)

**Record:** CW-2005-0003 (compiler id CWC-0529); case PUNJAB-004; aliases: CWC-1423; CWC-1474
**Title:** Maluka Man vs State of Punjab and others
**Court:** Punjab and Haryana High Court; judges: Surya Kant
**Case number / citation:** Crl. W.P. No. 769 of 1995 / ILR 2005(1) P&H 462
**Judgment:** 2005-02-09 (2005, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1992-04-03 (1992)
**Place:** Bathinda, Punjab; city town: Maluka; police station or unit: Police Post Bhagta Bhalka; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** enforced disappearance
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** IPC 364; IPC 120-B
**Officers (gated display forms):** Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Post Bhagta Bhaika, Punjab Police; Head Constable, Police Post Bhagta Bhaika, Punjab Police (3 in record)
**Victims:** Maluka man, age 40 (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court records the following account. A Maluka man, aged about 40, was forcibly picked up from his house in village Maluka, Bathinda, on 3 April 1992 by ASI, Head Constable and a CRPF constable, and was never seen again. A District and Sessions Judge enquiry found the two Punjab Police officials abducted him and covered it up, leading the High Court to order a CBI investigation; the surviving officer was convicted under Section 364 IPC and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by the Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala, in February 2003. The High Court held the forcible abduction and illegal detention conclusively proved and the State strictly liable for abusing the constitutional guarantee of life and liberty. It awarded Rs. 3,00,000 compensation (Rs. 1,50,000 to widow \[name withheld\] and Rs. 1,50,000 shared by six children), recoverable by the State from the guilty officials. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Thus, forcible abduction and illegal detention of the victim by the police officials stands conclusively proved.

**Sources (3):** [highcourtchd.gov.in](https://highcourtchd.gov.in/landmark_judgments/HC/English/CRWP_769_1995.pdf); [casemine.com](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b49491607dba348f00d611); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/169169/charanjit-kaur-appellant-hash-state-of-punjab-and-others-respondent-1/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** enforced_disappearance
**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:** 12
**display title redacted:** Maluka Man vs State of Punjab and others
**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': '2005-02-09', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Punjab and Haryana High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Punjab and Haryana High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 300,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': 'ILR 2005(1) P&H 462', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://highcourtchd.gov.in/landmark_judgments/HC/English/CRWP_769_1995.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b49491607dba348f00d611', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/169169/charanjit-kaur-appellant-hash-state-of-punjab-and-others-respondent-1/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** enforced disappearance
**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:** P&H HC held forcible abduction and illegal detention conclusively proved after CBI-trial conviction u/s 364 IPC, awarding Rs 3 lakh to widow and six children.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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