The judgment of the Chhattisgarh High Court records the following account. A Minpa man (about 30), of Minpa village under PS Chintagupha, Sukma, was arrested on a wrong identity, sharing his name with a wanted accused, though not wanted in any criminal case, and spent 7 months 26 days in Dantewada jail. The Additional Sessions Judge, Dantewada released him on 3 March 2022, finding the detention illegal and directing SP action against the erring personnel. Before the High Court the State admitted the illegal detention. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Rajani Dubey directed the State to pay Rs.1,00,000 compensation within two months, noting ASI had died during the departmental enquiry. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 14 July 2023 in WPCR No. 579 of 2022, the Chhattisgarh High Court (Coram: Ramesh Sinha, Rajani Dubey, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Chintagupha, Sukma; Station House Officer, Police Station Chintagupha, Sukma, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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The Chhattisgarh High Court judgment dated 14 July 2023 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“Taking into consideration the great harm done to the petitioner by the State authorities, he has to remain in jail for a period of about 8 months whereas he was not wanted in any criminal case and was arrested on …” (para 7)
The Chhattisgarh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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(Audit fix: duplicate record CW-2023-0046 (same court, case number and judgment date) merged into this record; its sources are kept here and its URL redirects here.)
Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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