16 Jun 2026
Order issued
ConcludedThe Patna High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
adverse finding compensation.
Source: CR. WJC No. 2515 of 2024
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CW-2026-0077Buxar, BiharJudgment 16 June 2026
Buxar Man vs State of Bihar through Director General of Police
The Patna High Court directed registration of FIR against the former SHO of Murar Police Station for brutally assaulting [name withheld] and breaking both his legs on 4 July 2024. The Court held that a brutal assault by a police officer on a citizen is not part of official duty, so no prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC is required. The Court rejected the police claim that the victim slipped in rain, relying on X-ray reports. The investigation was ordered to be transferred to CID, and the DGP was directed to submit a compliance report within 30 days.
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By judgment dated 16 June 2026 in CR. WJC No. 2515 of 2024, the Patna High Court (Coram: Jitendra Kumar, J.) adjudicated the matter concerning the Station House Officer (former), Murar Police Station, Buxar.
- Register number
- BR 44 CW 0002
- Case reference
- CR. WJC No. 2515 of 2024
- Court and date
- Patna High Court (Coram: Jitendra Kumar, J.), 16 June 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Station House Officer (former), Murar Police Station, Buxar
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section / Section 218 BNSS 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (sanction not required)
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Moreover, for prosecution of the accused, who happened to be a police officer, does not require even sanction under Section 197 Cr.PC/ 218 B.N.S.S. because such brutal act on the part of the police officer against a poor man is …” (at para Paragraph 6)
- 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.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Current position
Judgment dated 16 June 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
Custodial torturePrimary
Material fact supported
Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.
Official finding: supports allegation.
Attributed to the court
What the court found
Holding not recorded separately.
“Moreover, for prosecution of the accused, who happened to be a police officer, does not require even sanction under Section 197 Cr.PC/ 218 B.N.S.S. because such brutal act on the part of the police officer against a poor man is …” (para Paragraph 6)
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Institutional response
Continuing record
Follow-up history
24 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.