The Supreme Court allowed the appeals of J&K police constable, posted at District Police Headquarters Baramulla, who was illegally detained at the Joint Interrogation Centre, Kupwara from February 20 to 26, 2023 and subjected to custodial torture including amputation of his testicles, pepper sprinkled on his genitalia and electric shocks, leaving him comatose and surgically castrated. Holding the Article 21 violation evident and egregious as established through medical records, the Court quashed as mala fide and fabricated the counter-FIR No. 32 of 2023 under Section 309 IPC lodged against the victim to shield guilty officers. It directed the CBI to register an RC within 7 days, arrest responsible officials within one month, complete investigation in 90 days and probe systemic issues at JIC Kupwara, set aside the High Court order dated September 18, 2023, and ordered the Union Territory to pay Rs. 50,00,000 interim compensation recoverable from guilty officials. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 21 July 2025 in Criminal Appeal Nos. arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 13751-13752 of 2023, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kupwara; Sub-Inspector (Belt No. 108/KP), In-charge, Police Post Tad, Karnah; Various, Joint Interrogation Centre, Kupwara, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 50 lakh (Rs 50,00,000).
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Judgment dated 21 July 2025. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“The injuries caused to the appellant during his illegal detention, particularly the complete mutilation of his genitalia, use of pepper/chilly powder and electric shocks on his genitalia, are grave reminders of the inhuman torture meted out to the appellant while …” (para 36)
The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 5,000,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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