The judgment of the Orissa High Court records the following account. Petitioner a Mahakalpada man was repeatedly summoned, threatened, and arrested by the Officer-in-Charge of Mahakalpada Police Station in connection with a 1992 booth-snatching case, despite having no connection to the crime and not being named in the chargesheet. Although the SDJM Kendrapara discharged him upon verifying his identity documents, police continued to harass and threaten him to pose as absconding accused [name withheld]. The Orissa High Court held that the petitioner suffered mental agony, harassment, and custodial torture violating Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court awarded Rs. 2,00,000 compensation to be paid by the State within three months and recovered in equal proportion from the salaries of the erring police officers. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 25 January 2018 in W.P.(CRL) No.385 of 2009, the Orissa High Court (Coram: B.R. Sarangi, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Officer-in-Charge, Mahakalpada Police Station; Investigating Officer, Mahakalpada Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
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The Orissa High Court judgment dated 25 January 2018 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“Applying the law laid down by the apex Court to the present case, there is no iota of doubt that the petitioner had undergone mental torture at the hands of insensible police officer.” (para 21)
The Orissa High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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