# Prayagraj Man (Corpus) And Another vs State Of U.P. And 2 Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 18 September 2026 in HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 1222 of 2026, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Coram: Atul Sreedharan, Achal Sachdev, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 3 police personnel, namely: Constable, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj; Station House Officer, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj; Additional Inspector / Investigating Officer, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 50,000.

- Register number: UP 70 CW 0005
- Case reference: HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 1222 of 2026 / 2026:AHC:196414-DB
- Court and date: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Coram: Atul Sreedharan, Achal Sachdev, JJ.), 18 September 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj; Station House Officer, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj; Additional Inspector / Investigating Officer, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 351(3) of BNS; the Sections 21 and 22 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025; the Section 12 of the Passport Act, 1967
- Finding of the Court (extract): “petitioner was held in illegal custody from 15.08.2026 till he was produced” (at para para 5)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 50,000.
- 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://indiankanoon.org/doc/198729602/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0064)

**Record:** CW-2026-0064 (compiler id CWC-1331); case cop-up-hc-0
**Title:** Prayagraj Man (Corpus) And Another vs State Of U.P. And 2 Others
**Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; judges: Atul Sreedharan; Achal Sachdev
**Case number / citation:** HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 1222 of 2026 / 2026:AHC:196414-DB
**Judgment:** 2026-09-18 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2026-08-15 (2026)
**Place:** Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh; police station or unit: P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 351(3) of BNS; Sections 21 and 22 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025; Section 12 of the Passport Act, 1967
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj; Station House Officer, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj; Additional Inspector / Investigating Officer, P.S. Meja, District Prayagraj (3 in record)
**Victims:** Prayagraj man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 50,000
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The High Court held that the corpus was taken from his shop on 15.08.2026 and produced before the Magistrate only on 19.08.2026 without procedural backing. The High Court held that the detention from 15.08.2026 till production was illegal custody. The High Court ordered release unless wanted in another case and directed the State to pay Rs. 50,000 as compensation for illegal detention. The High Court directed the State to recover the amount from erring personnel after a disciplinary inquiry within three months.

> petitioner was held in illegal custody from 15.08.2026 till he was produced

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/198729602/)
**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:** para 5
**display title redacted:** Prayagraj Man (Corpus) And Another vs State Of U.P. And 2 Others
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-09-18', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Judicature at Allahabad', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': '2026:AHC:196414-DB', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/198729602/', '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:** Verified against the cited judgment.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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