The Patna High Court awarded Rs 10,00,000 compensation to the father of 18-year-old a Munger man, an unarmed bystander killed in police firing on a Durga idol immersion procession at Munger on 26-10-2020. The court held the State strictly liable for safeguarding life, noting the petitioner's son was uninvolved in any violence and the probe had languished with the alleged firing arms never examined. It continued court-monitored CID investigation and left private-law remedies open; the Supreme Court dismissed the State's SLP on 04-06-2021, making the award final. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 7 April 2021 in Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 68 of 2021, the Patna High Court (Coram: Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Superintendent of Police, Munger; Various, Munger Police (immersion duty), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).
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“In the present case, there is no allegation that the petitioner's son was involved in any act of violence. Thus, in the light of the aforementioned discussions, this Court directs the State respondents to pay a sum of Rs.10 laks …” (para n/a)
The Patna High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,000,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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