# Jabalpur Man vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors.

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## Report card

By judgment dated 14 May 2008 in W.A. No. 1754 of 2007, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: A.K. Patnaik, Ajit Singh, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 70,000.

- Register number: MP 20 CW 0003
- Case reference: W.A. No. 1754 of 2007 / 2008 SCC OnLine MP 501; 2008 Cri LJ 3281
- Court and date: Madhya Pradesh High Court (Coram: A.K. Patnaik, Ajit Singh, JJ.), 14 May 2008
- Officer(s) at the material time: Not identified in the cited sources (Police Station Gorakhpur, Jabalpur)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Article 226 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Nonetheless, the appellant was handcuffed without a valid justification and his dignity as a human being had been seriously affected.” (at para 15)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 70,000.
- 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://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b48ddb607dba348fff3cc0); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2008-0022)

**Record:** CW-2008-0022 (compiler id CWC-1249); case GAP3-75-003
**Title:** Jabalpur Man vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors.
**Court:** Madhya Pradesh High Court; judges: A.K. Patnaik; Ajit Singh
**Case number / citation:** W.A. No. 1754 of 2007 / 2008 SCC OnLine MP 501; 2008 Cri LJ 3281
**Judgment:** 2008-05-14 (2008, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1992-06-08 (1992)
**Place:** Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh; city town: Jabalpur; police station or unit: Police Station Gorakhpur, Jabalpur; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** IPC 420; IPC 34; Constitution Art. 21; Constitution Art. 226
**Officers (gated display forms):** None named (0 in record)
**Victims:** Jabalpur man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 70,000
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

Replace final sentence with the recorded State version: the State denied the handcuffing was unnecessary (giving no reasons) and denied responsibility for the trial delay, blaming the court's leniency toward the appellant. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Nonetheless, the appellant was handcuffed without a valid justification and his dignity as a human being had been seriously affected.

**Sources (2):** [casemine.com](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b48ddb607dba348fff3cc0); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/578685/hardeep-singh-anand-appellant-hash-state-of-mp-and-others-respondent/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** other
**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:** 15
**display title redacted:** Jabalpur Man vs State of Madhya Pradesh 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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \['summary'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2008-05-14', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madhya Pradesh High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madhya Pradesh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 70,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2008 SCC OnLine MP 501; 2008 Cri LJ 3281', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b48ddb607dba348fff3cc0', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/578685/hardeep-singh-anand-appellant-hash-state-of-mp-and-others-respondent/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** other
**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:** HC judgment verified via mirror (primary 403 at check); unjustified handcuffing plus trial delay, Rs 70,000 compensation.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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