The Chhattisgarh High Court awarded Rs 1.5 lakh additional compensation to Motimbai and her child for the custodial death of Chhotelal Soni, forcibly taken by respondent No. 6 from Balco to Janjgir-Champa on 11 September 1999 and beaten brutally in transit custody, dying the same day. The State Human Rights Commission had already found custodial death, awarded Rs 50,000 recoverable from respondents 5 and 6, and recommended their suspension and enquiry, in which they were punished. Following Nilabati Behera and related precedents, the Court held the police deprived the deceased of personal liberty and allowed the petition with liberty to claim more in private law. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 15 February 2012 in Writ Petition No. 888 of 2001, the Chhattisgarh High Court (Coram: Satish K. Agnihotri, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Police personnel; Police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 1,50,000).
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The Chhattisgarh High Court judgment dated 15 February 2012 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“it would be just and proper to award a sum of Rs. 1,50,000/- in addition to the amount already awarded by the Commission within a period of three months.” (para 11)
The Chhattisgarh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 150,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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