The Allahabad High Court (Division Bench, 20-1-2026) awarded Rs.1,00,000 compensation to a Lucknow man for his wrongful arrest on 17-4-2017 by Uttar Pradesh police in a Gorakhpur molestation case and 79 days in custody before bail. The court found the arresting officer had no credible information or reason to believe under section 41(1)(ba) CrPC, made no effort to locate witnesses or verify the spot, and later investigation showed the petitioner was not in Gorakhpur on the offence date, with the case ultimately dropped under section 203 CrPC in July 2022. The court held the arrest was not on procedure established by law and infringed the petitioner [name withheld] 21 right through arbitrary action of the arresting personnel. It noted the first investigating officer, Sub-Inspector, had already been punished in a departmental inquiry for negligence and ordered compensation payable within four weeks. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 20 January 2026 in WRIT-C No. 26221 of 2024, the Allahabad High Court (Coram: Arindam Sinha, Satya Veer Singh, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Sub-Inspector, Police Station Cantt, Gorakhpur, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
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“In the circumstances, fundamental right of petitioner under article 21 had been infringed by arbitrary and capricious action on part of the arresting police personnel, a public functionary and petitioner was a helpless victim of that act.” (para 15)
The Allahabad High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.
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