The Gauhati High Court (Agartala Division Bench) dismissed the State's appeal and upheld Rs 2.5 lakh compensation for the custodial death of 16-year-old a 16-year-old boy, affirming single judge W.A. Shishak's 23-06-1999 order in Civil Rule 482/1998. The court held he was subjected to brutal police torture in Ambassa custody after arrest on 28-07-1991 in a theft case (PS Case 9(7)/91), vindicated by ante-mortem injuries in the post-mortem, jail sick-book entries and his complaint to the Magistrate, dying on 10-08-1991 with no timely medical aid. Holding the State liable for the constitutional tort under Article 21, it directed payment of the Rs 2 lakh balance within two months (Rs 50,000 already paid), recoverable from erring officials, with Rs 5,000 costs for the meritless appeal.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 1 September 2005, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: T. Vaiphei, B.P. Katakey, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh (Rs 2,50,000).
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“The torture in the police custody, as held above, is also violative of the fundamental right of the detenue under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.” (para 12)
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 250,000.
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