The judgment of the Orissa High Court records the following account. A Mahanga man was arrested by Mahanga police in connection with Mahanga PS Case No. 12 of 2003 and detained in the police hazat without being produced before a magistrate. On 1 February 2003, his wife [name withheld] was summoned to the station under pretext of bail and found him dead inside the hazat. A judicial fact-finding inquiry by retired judge Justice C.R. Pal established that the police failed to post a sentry guard in gross violation of police regulations, directly enabling the custodial death. The Orissa High Court held the State vicariously liable for the negligent acts of the police officers and awarded Rs. 3,00,000 in compensation to the petitioner widow. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 6 January 2009, the Orissa High Court (Coram: B.P. Das, R.N. Biswal, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 6 police personnel, namely: Officer-in-Charge, Mahanga Police Station; Officer-in-Charge, Salipur Police Station; Circle Inspector, Salipur Police Station; Sub-Inspector (2nd Officer), Mahanga Police Station; Constable, Mahanga Police Station; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Mahanga Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 3,00,000).
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The Orissa High Court judgment dated 6 January 2009 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“However, the irresistible conclusion would be that the State Government is vicariously liable to compensate the petitioner because the deceased has lost his life and the petitioner has lost her husband due to negligent act of the concerned Police Officers.” (para 7)
The Orissa High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 300,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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