# Kupwara Man vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors

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## Report card

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).

- Register number: JK 09 CW 0001
- Case reference: Criminal Appeal Nos. arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 13751-13752 of 2023 / 2025 INSC 876; 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 732; 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1491
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, JJ.), 21 July 2025
- Officer(s) at the material time: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kupwara; Sub-Inspector (Belt No. 108/KP), In-charge, Police Post Tad, Karnah; Various, Joint Interrogation Centre, Kupwara
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Article 21 of the Constitution of India; Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract): “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 …” (at para 36)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 50 lakh (Rs 50,00,000).
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/khursheed-ahmad-chohan-v-union-territory-of-jammu-and-kashmirwatermark-1730699.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2025-0012)

**Record:** CW-2025-0012 (compiler id CWC-0759); case SUPREM-031; aliases: CWC-0056
**Title:** Kupwara Man vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: Vikram Nath; Sandeep Mehta
**Case number / citation:** Criminal Appeal Nos. arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 13751-13752 of 2023 / 2025 INSC 876; 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 732; 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1491
**Judgment:** 2025-07-21 (2025, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2023-02-20 (2023)
**Place:** Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir; city town: Kupwara; police station or unit: Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC), Kupwara / SSP Office Kupwara; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial torture
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Constitution of India Art. 21; IPC 309
**Officers (gated display forms):** Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kupwara; Sub-Inspector (Belt No. 108/KP), In-charge, Police Post Tad, Karnah; Various, Joint Interrogation Centre, Kupwara (3 in record)
**Victims:** Kupwara man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 50 lakh (Rs 50,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

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.

> 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 detaining him illegally.

**Sources (9):** [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/khursheed-ahmad-chohan-v-union-territory-of-jammu-and-kashmirwatermark-1730699.pdf); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/supreme-court/supreme-court-orders-rs-50-lakh-compensation-to-jk-police-officer-who-suffered-custodial-torture-directs-cbi-probe-298229); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/supreme-court/khursheed-ahmad-chohan-v-union-territory-of-jammu-and-kashmir-2025-insc-876-brutal-custodial-torture-on-police-constable-1585675); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/173545196/); [lawbeat.in](https://lawbeat.in/amp/news-updates/sc-directs-cbi-probe-into-custodial-torture-castration-of-jk-police-constable-awards-rs-50-lakh-compensation-1513710); [scconline.com](https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/07/22/supreme-court-awards-50lakh-compensation-police-constable-custodial-torture-victim-legal-news/); [casemine.com](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/687e79ca00bbbc60eb40b4c6); [barandbench.com](https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/supreme-court-orders-cbi-probe-into-custodial-torture-of-jk-constable); [lawstreet.co](https://lawstreet.co/judiciary/sc-orders-rs-50-lakh-compensation-to-j-and-k-constable-over-custodial-torture-directs-cbi-probe)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_torture
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial torture', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 36
**display title redacted:** Kupwara Man vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \['court_quote_para'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2025-07-21', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Supreme Court of India', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 5,000,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2025 INSC 876; 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 732; 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1491', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/khursheed-ahmad-chohan-v-union-territory-of-jammu-and-kashmirwatermark-1730699.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/supreme-court/supreme-court-orders-rs-50-lakh-compensation-to-jk-police-officer-who-suffered-custodial-torture-directs-cbi-probe-298229', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/supreme-court/khursheed-ahmad-chohan-v-union-territory-of-jammu-and-kashmir-2025-insc-876-brutal-custodial-torture-on-police-constable-1585675', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/173545196/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawbeat.in/amp/news-updates/sc-directs-cbi-probe-into-custodial-torture-castration-of-jk-police-constable-awards-rs-50-lakh-compensation-1513710', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/07/22/supreme-court-awards-50lakh-compensation-police-constable-custodial-torture-victim-legal-news/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/687e79ca00bbbc60eb40b4c6', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/supreme-court-orders-cbi-probe-into-custodial-torture-of-jk-constable', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawstreet.co/judiciary/sc-orders-rs-50-lakh-compensation-to-j-and-k-constable-over-custodial-torture-directs-cbi-probe', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial torture
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Supreme Court held J&K constable suffered brutal custodial torture at JIC Kupwara, awarded Rs. 50 lakh interim compensation and ordered CBI probe.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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