# Nagpur Man vs State Of Mah, Thr Home Department

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## Report card

By judgment dated 16 January 2026 in CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No.397 OF 2019, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench (Coram: Urmila Joshi-Phalke, Nandesh S. Deshpande, JJ.) adjudicated the matter concerning 3 police personnel, namely: Constable, Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur; Police Sub-Inspector, Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur; Police Inspector (PSO), Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur.

- Register number: MH 31 CW 0018
- Case reference: CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No.397 OF 2019 / 2026:BHC-NAG:684-DB
- Court and date: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench (Coram: Urmila Joshi-Phalke, Nandesh S. Deshpande, JJ.), 16 January 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur; Police Sub-Inspector, Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur; Police Inspector (PSO), Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: the Section 21(b) of NDPS Act; the Section 29 of NDPS Act
- Finding of the Court (extract): “It is, thus, clear that the petitioner was wrongfully arrested and no procedure as prescribed under law was followed.” (at para para 18)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding.
- 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/184912996/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0072)

**Record:** CW-2026-0072 (compiler id CWC-1345); case cop-mh-hc-2
**Title:** Nagpur Man vs State Of Mah, Thr Home Department
**Court:** High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench; judges: Urmila Joshi-Phalke; Nandesh S. Deshpande
**Case number / citation:** CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION No.397 OF 2019 / 2026:BHC-NAG:684-DB
**Judgment:** 2026-01-16 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2019-02-25 (2019)
**Place:** Nagpur, Maharashtra; police station or unit: Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur City; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** false implication fabrication
**Outcome:** Adverse finding (adverse_finding)
**Sections:** Section 21(b) of NDPS Act; Section 29 of NDPS Act
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur; Police Sub-Inspector, Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur; Police Inspector (PSO), Pachpaoli Police Station, Nagpur (3 in record)
**Victims:** Nagpur man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** None ordered

The High Court held that the petitioner was wrongfully arrested and no procedure prescribed by law was followed in Crime No.159/2019. The High Court held that the departmental inquiry report was an eyewash and that senior officers tried to shield the wrongful acts of the field staff. The High Court quashed the FIR, charge-sheet and Sessions Trial (NDPS) No.27/2019. The High Court left compensation to a separate remedy and expressed trust that the State would start service action.

> It is, thus, clear that the petitioner was wrongfully arrested and no procedure as prescribed under law was followed.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/184912996/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** false_implication_fabrication
**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 18
**display title redacted:** Nagpur Man vs State Of Mah, Thr Home Department
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-01-16', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': '2026:BHC-NAG:684-DB', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/184912996/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** false implication fabrication
**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.

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