The judgment of the Bombay High Court records the following account. Thane journalist Abhijit Padale was arrested on 15 January 2022 within hours of an FIR under ss. 384/506 IPC, without service of the section 41A notice and without recorded reasons, and remained in custody till bail on 18 January 2022. The court found the arrest mechanical and in stark violation of the CrPC mandate and Arnesh Kumar guidelines, unnecessarily curtailing his liberty. It declared the arrest illegal, awarded Rs 25,000 compensation recoverable from the officers found responsible, and ordered a DCP-rank departmental enquiry. The petitioner is a journalist; the offences carried maximum sentences below seven years. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 22 August 2024 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1197/2022, the Bombay High Court (Coram: Revati Mohite Dere, Prithviraj Chavan, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Police officers (arresting officers), Vakola Police Station, Mumbai, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 25,000.
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The Bombay High Court judgment dated 22 August 2024 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“As the Police failed to follow the mandate of the Cr.P.C. and obey the directions of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar (supra), the arrest of the Petitioner was not legal.” (para 12)
The Bombay High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 25,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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