The Gujarat High Court Division Bench (Harsha Devani and Biren Vaishnav JJ., 23 December 2016) allowed the habeas corpus petition of Hamirbhai Gabu on behalf of detenue a Surat man The court recorded that the PASA detention order of 27 May 2016 was revoked by the State Government on 6 June 2016, yet the detenue was released from Lajpore Central Jail, Surat only on 12 July 2016 though required in no other case. The court held it established that he remained under illegal incarceration at the hands of the authorities and the State for more than a month, showing scant regard for personal liberty under Article 21. It directed the State to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to the detenue plus Rs 10,000 costs and made the rule absolute. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 23 December 2016 in R/Special Criminal Application (Habeas Corpus) No. 4937 of 2016, the Gujarat High Court (Coram: Harsha Devani, Biren Vaishnav, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Commissioner of Police, Rajkot City; Superintendent, Lajpore Central Jail, Surat; Jailor Grade-2, Lajpore Central Jail, Surat, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 50,000.
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The Gujarat High Court judgment dated 23 December 2016 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“the detenue has remained under illegal incarceration/detention at the hands of the authorities and State for a period of more than a month is established” (para 14)
The Gujarat High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 50,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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