The Division Bench held that law student and Bhilai hotel operator [name withheld] was subjected to an illegal hotel raid at Kohka on 8 September 2025, arrest without FIR on mere suspicion, and mechanical remand, establishing illegal arrest, unlawful detention and unwarranted incarceration in breach of Article 21. The court awarded Rs 1 lakh compensation as public-law remedy within four weeks (9% interest on default), recoverable from the erring Smriti Nagar officials after due inquiry. It quashed the preventive order dated 8 September 2025, the istagasha and criminal case No. 1379/2025, lamenting that illegal arrest and custodial violence erode public trust. Subcategory corrected from custodial_torture: the court's concluded findings concern illegal arrest and detention. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 21 January 2026 in WPCR No. 553 of 2025, the Chhattisgarh High Court (Coram: Ramesh Sinha, Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 7 police personnel, namely: Thana In-Charge, Smriti Nagar Police Station, Durg; Assistant Sub-Inspector, Smriti Nagar Police Station, Durg; Constable, Smriti Nagar Police Station, Durg; Constable, Smriti Nagar Police Station, Durg; Constable, Smriti Nagar Police Station, Durg; Constable, Smriti Nagar Police Station, Durg; Station House Officer, Supela Police Station, Durg, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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Judgment dated 21 January 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“Above being the position of fact and law, we have no hesitation in holding that the petitioner, along with his parents has suffered severe mental, emotional, and financial hardship due to illegal detention.” (para 23)
The Chhattisgarh High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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