# Loitang Khunou Woman vs State of Manipur and Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 31 January 2006, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: T. Nandakumar Singh, J.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Pebam John Singh (Sub-Inspector); Police personnel, Manipur Police Commando Unit; Inspector (OC), Manipur Police Commando Unit, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).

- Register number: MN 01 CW 0002
- Case reference: 2006 Cri LJ 1895
- Court and date: Gauhati High Court (Coram: T. Nandakumar Singh, J.), 31 January 2006
- Officer(s) at the material time: Pebam John Singh (Sub-Inspector); Police personnel, Manipur Police Commando Unit; Inspector (OC), Manipur Police Commando Unit
- 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
- Finding of the Court (extract): “From the view of what has been discussed above, I am of the considered view that late a Loitang Khunou man Alias a Loitang Khunou man was in the custody of respondents 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 at the …” (at para 22)
- 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/117071/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2006-0001)

**Record:** CW-2006-0001 (compiler id CWC-0263); case SWFAKEEN-008
**Title:** Loitang Khunou Woman vs State of Manipur and Ors.
**Court:** Gauhati High Court; judges: T. Nandakumar Singh
**Case number / citation:** 2006 Cri LJ 1895
**Judgment:** 2006-01-31 (2006, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1999-02-15 (1999)
**Place:** Imphal West, Manipur; city town: Loitang Khunou (Lamsang); police station or unit: Manipur Police Commando Unit; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** fake encounter extrajudicial killing
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Constitution Art 21; Constitution Art 226
**Officers (gated display forms):** Pebam John Singh (Sub-Inspector); Police personnel, Manipur Police Commando Unit; Inspector (OC), Manipur Police Commando Unit (5 in record)
**Victims:** Loitang Khunou man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The Gauhati High Court (single judge) held that a Loitang Khunou man @ a Loitang Khunou man was in the custody of five Manipur Police Commando personnel (respondents 6-10) led by SI Pebam John Singh when he was shot dead at Loitang Khunou on 15-02-1999 in a staged encounter, rejecting the police version. The court found the commandos took him to Loitang Khunou instead of the lock-up at their own risk and were liable for the loss of life in their protection and custody. Holding the State vicariously liable for the constitutional tort, it awarded Rs 3 lakh compensation payable within three months, the respondents jointly and severally liable. The staged FIR (Lamsang PS 7(2)/99 under Sections 121/121-A/307/302/34 IPC) did not save the encounter claim. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> From the view of what has been discussed above, I am of the considered view that late a Loitang Khunou man Alias a Loitang Khunou man was in the custody of respondents 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 at the time of the incidence on 15-2-1999 and they (respondents 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) are liable for loss of the life of a Loitang Khunou man Alias a Loitang Khunou man who was very much in their protection and custody, and at their own risks they (respondents 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) had taken a Loitang Khunou man Alias a Loitang Khunou man to Loitang Khunou instead of keeping him in the police lock-up and thereby resulting to the loss of the life of a Loitang Khunou man Alias a Loitang Khunou man at Loitang Khunou on 15-2-1999.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/117071/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** fake_encounter_extrajudicial_killing
**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:** 22
**display title redacted:** Loitang Khunou Woman vs State of Manipur and Ors.
**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': '2006-01-31', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Gauhati High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 300,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2006 Cri LJ 1895', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/117071/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** fake encounter extrajudicial killing
**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:** Gauhati HC held a Loitang Khunou man shot in custody in fake encounter; Rs 3L, respondents jointly/severally liable.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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