The Gauhati High Court (Imphal Bench) dismissed the State of Manipur's regular first appeal, affirming a civil court decree awarding Rs 7,20,000 with 6% annual interest for the custodial death of a Kakching man Singh was arrested from his home on 29 July 1991 by an ASI-led police party and taken to Kakching Police Station, where he was tortured in the lockup, and his dead body was subsequently found floating in Kharungpat lake on 2 August 1991. The High Court rejected the police's fabricated claim that Singh had escaped from custody, holding that the State was vicariously liable for the wrongful and tortious acts of its police officers. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 5 June 2012 in Regular First Appeal No. 3 of 2009, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: T. Nandakumar Singh, N. Kotiswar Singh, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Kakching Police Station; Inspector, Kakching Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 7.2 lakh (Rs 7,20,000).
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“The learned Trial Court after appreciation of the statements of D.Ws. held that the defendants had utterly failed to prove that (late) a Kakching man, escaped from police custody and further held that (late) a Kakching man died in the …” (para 11)
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 720,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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