The Kerala High Court (A.K. Basheer, J.) allowed the writ petition, holding that Vanitha Police Station, Ernakulam illegally detained young housewife an Ernakulam woman for about 80 hours from 24 to 27 May 1997 without registering any crime, producing her before a Magistrate, or effecting an arrest, and lodged her against her will in the Palluruthy Relief Settlement among sickly and old destitutes. The Court held the detention violated her dignity and personal liberty and inflicted mental torture more baneful than physical torture, calling the police action reprehensible and liable to exemplary punishment. It directed the State to pay Rs.50,000 with 8% interest from 24 May 1997 within two months, citing D.K. Basu, Rudul Sah, Nilabati Behera and Saheli on public-law compensation. The individual police personnel are not named in the judgment. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 6 July 2005 in O.P. No. 11681 of 1997, the Kerala High Court (Coram: A.K. Basheer J., J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Police personnel, Vanitha Police Station, Ernakulam; Head Constable (woman), Vanitha Police Station, Ernakulam, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 50,000.
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The Kerala High Court judgment dated 6 July 2005 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Holding not recorded separately.
“I have no hesitation to hold that the action of the Police personnel concerned is not only reprehensible but is also liable to be visited with exemplary punishment.” (para 12)
The Kerala High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 50,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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