# Raipura Man v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 30 March 2011 in Writ Petition No. 1427 of 2004, the Chhattisgarh High Court (Coram: Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Police personnel, PS Baradwar; Police personnel, PS Baradwar, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).

- Register number: CG 00 CW 0001
- Case reference: Writ Petition No. 1427 of 2004
- Court and date: Chhattisgarh High Court (Coram: Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, J.), 30 March 2011
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police personnel, PS Baradwar; Police personnel, PS Baradwar
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 304-A 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; Article 32 of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The judgment of the Trial Court clearly shows that the deceased-a Raipura man died due to negligent act of respondent No. 3.” (at para 5)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).
- 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/16668791/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2011-0005)

**Record:** CW-2011-0005 (compiler id CWC-0082); case CHHATT-012
**Title:** Raipura Man v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others
**Court:** Chhattisgarh High Court; judges: Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
**Case number / citation:** Writ Petition No. 1427 of 2004
**Judgment:** 2011-03-30 (2011, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1997-10-21 (1997)
**Place:** Sakti, Chhattisgarh (district at time: Bilaspur); city town: Raipura; police station or unit: PS Baradwar; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial death
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** IPC 304-A; IPC 34; Constitution Art. 21; Constitution Art. 226; Constitution Art. 32
**Officers (gated display forms):** Police personnel, PS Baradwar; Police personnel, PS Baradwar (2 in record)
**Victims:** Raipura man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

A Raipura man, arrested on suspicion of theft, was taken handcuffed and chained by two PS Baradwar police officials to Kumhiya pond at village Raipura to recover a concealed brass vessel and compelled to dive in; he drowned and his body was found floating on 21 October 1997. The court found sheer negligence and callous, high-handed custodial action, noting that respondent No 3 stood convicted under Section 304-A IPC by the trial court in 2008 while respondent No 4 was acquitted. Following Nilabati Behera, the court allowed the Article 226 petition and awarded Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to the father, Dukhuram, leaving him free to pursue traditional remedies for any balance. The incident predates the creation of Janjgir-Champa (1998), Sakti (2022) and Chhattisgarh state (2000). Respondent No. 4, who is not named in the judgment, was acquitted of the charges by the trial court on 18 February 2008 while respondent No. 3 was held guilty under Section 304A IPC; no culpability finding in this judgment runs against respondent No. 4. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> The judgment of the Trial Court clearly shows that the deceased-a Raipura man died due to negligent act of respondent No. 3.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/16668791/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/895876/dukhuram-vs-state-of-chhattisgarh-and-others/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_death
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial death', '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:** 5
**display title redacted:** Raipura Man v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others
**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': '2011-03-30', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Chhattisgarh High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Chhattisgarh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 150,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': 'Writ Petition No. 1427 of 2004', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/16668791/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/895876/dukhuram-vs-state-of-chhattisgarh-and-others/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial death
**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:** WP 1427/2004 verified on Indian Kanoon; Rs 1.5L compensation; R3 convicted u/s 304-A by trial court.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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