Varun Kumar alleged his brother [name withheld] was illegally detained at PS B-Division Urban, Amritsar; the warrant officer raid at 00:50 on 09.09.2019 found him in the lock-up, with the detenue claiming custody since 05.09.2019 against the police claim of arrest on 08.09.2019. The Commissioner of Police, Amritsar, on enquiry found illegal detention by SI (Addl. SHO); departmental action forfeited five years approved service with cumulative effect of both the SI and SHO Inspector (lack of supervision), and FIR No.240/2019 u/s 342 IPC was registered with a s.173 CrPC report filed. Relying on Union of India v. Luithukla, the court directed Rs.50,000 compensation to the detenue payable personally by respondent no.6 (SI), made no comment on his challenge to the enquiry, and disposed of the petition. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 22 July 2022 in CRWP No. 788 of 2019, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Coram: Amol Rattan Singh, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector (Additional SHO), Police Station B-Division Urban, Amritsar; Inspector (SHO), Police Station B-Division Urban, Amritsar, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 50,000.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment dated 22 July 2022 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“it is considered appropriate that the detenue would be paid Rs.50,000/- by respondent no.6 in view of the enquiry conducted, and the affidavits to that effect filed by the Commissioner of Police, Amritsar.” (para n/a)
The Punjab and Haryana 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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