The Bombay High Court held the arrest of petitioner2 by API [name withheld] of Wadala Truck Terminal Police Station completely unwarranted, as the s.115 nuisance offence was not committed in the officer's presence so the s.79 arrest power could not be exercised, and the s.117 fine can only be imposed on conviction, not collected by a police officer. The Court called the arrest a classic example of abuse and misuse of police powers and noted the department had punished Jadhav with only a Rs 2,000 fine for not filing an affidavit. Since the criminal case had abated on petitioner2's death, the Court awarded Rs 1,00,000 compensation to his widow (petitioner1) payable by the State within 8 weeks, recoverable from the officers responsible including Jadhav. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 23 October 2024 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 4471 of 2012, the Bombay High Court (Coram: Bharati Dangre, Manjusha Deshpande, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Assistant Police Inspector, Wadala Truck Terminal Police Station, Mumbai, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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“We express that the case of arrest of the Petitioner2, in above circumstanced is a classic example of the abuse and misuse of the powers by the police officials and for their act, the petitioners had to suffer and we …” (para 26)
The Bombay High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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