Professor a Serampore man was convicted by the Serampore trial court in July 2024 in Women PS Case No. 12 of 2022 and spent over four years in custody. The Calcutta High Court held the investigation by S.[name withheld] was perfunctory and biased: a vaginal swab was never sent for forensic examination, neutral residents were ignored, and key witnesses were omitted from the chargesheet. The Court set aside the conviction, acquitted the appellant, and held his prolonged deprivation of liberty was directly precipitated by the IO's gross incompetence. It ordered Rs. 10 lakh compensation within three months, recoverable from the delinquent officials, and directed the DGP to consider disciplinary proceedings against the IO. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 22 May 2026 in CRA (DB) No. 25 of 2025, the Calcutta High Court (Coram: Arijit Banerjee, Apurba Sinha Ray, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Sub-Inspector, Serampore Women Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh (Rs 10,00,000).
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Judgment dated 22 May 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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“The Investigating Officer (IO) failed to take even rudimentary steps to verify the allegations against Professor a Serampore man” (para 60)
The Calcutta High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,000,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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