The Division Bench held seven Assam Police personnel, led by the then Superintendent of Police [name withheld], involved in the kidnapping, torture and murder in custody of a Haflong man, picked up at gunpoint from his home on 24 April 2020. Relying on CID Charge Sheet No. 6 of 2021, the Court found the victim was interrogated and tortured in the SP office CDR room, beaten with lathis, died in a police vehicle on 25 April 2020, and his body was buried in a jungle while General Diary pages were torn to destroy evidence. Holding the Article 21 violation established without awaiting the criminal trial, the Court awarded Rs 20 lakh in addition to Rs 5 lakh interim already paid (Rs 25 lakh total palliative award), recoverable from erring officials found guilty. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 3 June 2026 in WP(C)/392/2024, the Gauhati High Court (Coram: K.R. Surana, Shamima Jahan, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 7 police personnel, namely: Superintendent of Police (then SP, Dima Hasao), Dima Hasao, Assam Police; Deputy Superintendent of Police (then DySP), Dima Hasao, Assam Police; Sub-Inspector, Dima Hasao, Assam Police; Constable, Assam Battalion; Constable, Assam Battalion; Constable, Assam Battalion; Constable, Assam Battalion, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 25 lakh (Rs 25,00,000).
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Judgment dated 3 June 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“The investigation was conducted and the police officials namely [name withheld], the then Superintendent of Police, [name withheld], the then Deputy Superintendent of Police, [name withheld], the then Sub-inspector of Police, Constable [name withheld], C/N [name withheld], Constable [name withheld], …” (para 24)
The Gauhati High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 2,500,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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