# Prayagraj Man and another vs State Of U.P. and 4 Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 8 June 2026 in Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 317 of 2026, the Allahabad High Court (Coram: Siddharth, Vinai Kumar Dwivedi, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 5 police personnel, namely: Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bara, Commissionerate Prayagraj; SHO, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Sub-Inspector, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Constable, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Police personnel, PS Khiri, Prayagraj, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).

- Register number: UP 70 CW 0004
- Case reference: Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 317 of 2026 / 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 321
- Court and date: Allahabad High Court (Coram: Siddharth, Vinai Kumar Dwivedi, JJ.), 8 June 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bara, Commissionerate Prayagraj; SHO, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Sub-Inspector, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Constable, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Police personnel, PS Khiri, Prayagraj
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; Section 135 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Therefore, it is clear that the provisions of Sections 170, 126, and 135 of the B.N.S.S. were flagrantly violated by the Assistant Commissioner of Police/Special In-charge Magistrate, Commissionerate Prayagraj. If petitioner no. 1 did not furnished the personal bond on …” (at para 10)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000).
- 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://images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-06-12/f61v5eol/Mansoor_Ahmad___Lallu_and_another_v_State_of_UP_and_4_Others.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0026)

**Record:** CW-2026-0026 (compiler id CWC-0875); case UTTARP-004; aliases: CWC-0401
**Title:** Prayagraj Man and another vs State Of U.P. and 4 Others
**Court:** Allahabad High Court; judges: Siddharth; Vinai Kumar Dwivedi
**Case number / citation:** Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 317 of 2026 / 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 321
**Judgment:** 2026-06-08 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2026-03-19 (2026)
**Place:** Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh; city town: Prayagraj; police station or unit: PS Khiri, Commissionerate Prayagraj; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** BNSS s.170; BNSS s.126; BNSS s.135
**Officers (gated display forms):** Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bara, Commissionerate Prayagraj; SHO, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Sub-Inspector, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Constable, PS Khiri, Prayagraj; Police personnel, PS Khiri, Prayagraj (5 in record)
**Victims:** Prayagraj man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2,00,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

Replace closing boilerplate with the recorded State version: AGA filed a counter affidavit (taken on record 27.4.2026); Commissioner's compliance affidavit averred no person was detained under BNSS 170/126/135 and stated persons refusing personal bonds are sent to judicial custody (para 11). Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Therefore, it is clear that the provisions of Sections 170, 126, and 135 of the B.N.S.S. were flagrantly violated by the Assistant Commissioner of Police/Special In-charge Magistrate, Commissionerate Prayagraj. If petitioner no. 1 did not furnished the personal bond on 19.03.2026, the next date, i.e., 20.03.2026, should have been fixed to provide him an opportunity to furnish personal bond for keeping the peace and maintaining good behaviour. The Assistant Commissioner of Police fixed the next date after eight days; therefore, petitioner no. 1 was kept in illegal detention for eight days, dehors the provisions of law.

**Sources (5):** [images.assettype.com](https://images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-06-12/f61v5eol/Mansoor_Ahmad___Lallu_and_another_v_State_of_UP_and_4_Others.pdf); [barandbench.com](https://www.barandbench.com/news/allahabad-high-court-orders-state-to-pay-2-lakh-to-man-illegally-detained-for-8-days); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/allahabad-high-court/shocking-affairs-in-prayagaraj-police-commissionerate-allahabad-high-court-flags-misuse-of-bnss-preventive-detention-powers-537402); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/allahabad-high-court/mansoor-ahmad-lallu-v-state-of-up-habeas-corpus-writ-petition-no-317-of-2026-2-lakh-compensation-illegal-detention-prayagraj-commissionerate-1615807); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/2026/06/12/habca3172026watermark-1779171.pdf)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** illegal_detention_false_imprisonment
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', '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:** 10
**display title redacted:** Prayagraj Man and another vs State Of U.P. and 4 Others
**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': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \['summary'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-06-08', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Allahabad High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Allahabad High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 200,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '2026 LiveLaw (AB) 321', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-06-12/f61v5eol/Mansoor_Ahmad___Lallu_and_another_v_State_of_UP_and_4_Others.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.barandbench.com/news/allahabad-high-court-orders-state-to-pay-2-lakh-to-man-illegally-detained-for-8-days', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/allahabad-high-court/shocking-affairs-in-prayagaraj-police-commissionerate-allahabad-high-court-flags-misuse-of-bnss-preventive-detention-powers-537402', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/allahabad-high-court/mansoor-ahmad-lallu-v-state-of-up-habeas-corpus-writ-petition-no-317-of-2026-2-lakh-compensation-illegal-detention-prayagraj-commissionerate-1615807', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/2026/06/12/habca3172026watermark-1779171.pdf', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**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:** 8-day illegal judicial custody in BNSS preventive proceedings; Rs 2 lakh @25k/day, recoverable from ACP.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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