# Ghaziabad Man and another v. State of U.P. and others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 8 June 2026 in Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 214 of 2026, the Allahabad High Court (Coram: Siddharth, Vinai Kumar Dwivedi, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Chowki In-charge, Teelamodh Police Station; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shalimar Garden, Ghaziabad; Station House Officer, Teelamodh Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 75,000.

- Register number: UP 14 CW 0004
- Case reference: Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 214 of 2026
- Court and date: Allahabad High Court (Coram: Siddharth, Vinai Kumar Dwivedi, JJ.), 8 June 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Chowki In-charge, Teelamodh Police Station; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shalimar Garden, Ghaziabad; Station House Officer, Teelamodh Police Station
- 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): “Now coming to the facts of this case, it is clear that petitioner no.1 was illegally detained in jail from 22.3.2026 to 25.3.2026 and was released after filing of this petition on oral direction of this Court. Hence he is …” (at para 17)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 75,000.
- 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/2026/06/10/habca2142026watermark-1779047.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0027)

**Record:** CW-2026-0027 (compiler id CWC-0622); case SWILLEGA-050
**Title:** Ghaziabad Man and another v. State of U.P. and others
**Court:** Allahabad High Court; judges: Siddharth; Vinai Kumar Dwivedi
**Case number / citation:** Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 214 of 2026
**Judgment:** 2026-06-08 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2026-03-22 (2026)
**Place:** Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh; city town: Ghaziabad; police station or unit: Teelamodh Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** BNSS 170; BNSS 126; BNSS 135
**Officers (gated display forms):** Chowki In-charge, Teelamodh Police Station; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shalimar Garden, Ghaziabad; Station House Officer, Teelamodh Police Station (3 in record)
**Victims:** Ghaziabad man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 75,000
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

Add the SHO's counter-affidavit version (para 6) and State opposition (para 8); add caveat that operative para 17 dates the detention to March (22.3-25.3.2026) while paras 3-4 record February (22.2-25.2.2026), apparently a typographical slip in the judgment. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Now coming to the facts of this case, it is clear that petitioner no.1 was illegally detained in jail from 22.3.2026 to 25.3.2026 and was released after filing of this petition on oral direction of this Court. Hence he is held entitled to compensation of Rs.75,000/- at the rate Rs.25,000/- per day of illegal detention.

**Sources (3):** [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/2026/06/10/habca2142026watermark-1779047.pdf); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/allahabad-high-court/chander-pal-singh-v-state-of-up-habeas-corpus-writ-petition-no-214-of-2026-specially-abled-advocate-illegally-detained-for-3-days-1615667); [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/allahabad-high-court/cops-magistrates-to-pay-for-illegal-detentions-allahabad-hc-cracks-down-on-preventive-arrest-abuse-537327)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**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:** 17
**display title redacted:** Ghaziabad Man and another v. State of U.P. and 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 75,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': 'Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 214 of 2026', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/pdf_upload/2026/06/10/habca2142026watermark-1779047.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/allahabad-high-court/chander-pal-singh-v-state-of-up-habeas-corpus-writ-petition-no-214-of-2026-specially-abled-advocate-illegally-detained-for-3-days-1615667', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/allahabad-high-court/cops-magistrates-to-pay-for-illegal-detentions-allahabad-hc-cracks-down-on-preventive-arrest-abuse-537327', '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:** HC judgment text verified from primary PDF; Rs 75,000 for 3-day illegal preventive detention.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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