# Buxar Man vs State of Bihar through Director General of Police

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## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/125628724/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0077)

**Record:** CW-2026-0077 (compiler id CWC-1354); case cop-br-hc-2
**Title:** Buxar Man vs State of Bihar through Director General of Police
**Court:** Patna High Court; judges: Jitendra Kumar
**Case number / citation:** CR. WJC No. 2515 of 2024
**Judgment:** 2026-06-16 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2024-07-04 (2024)
**Place:** Buxar, Bihar; police station or unit: Murar Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** custodial torture
**Outcome:** Adverse finding (adverse_finding)
**Sections:** Section 197 CrPC / Section 218 BNSS (sanction not required)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Station House Officer (former), Murar Police Station, Buxar (1 in record)
**Victims:** Buxar man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** None ordered

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.

> 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 not a part of his official duty.

**Sources (4):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/125628724/); [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/legal/news/court-warns-unchecked-police-brutality-could-turn-force-like-nazi-germany-orders-fir-against-cop-who-broke-mans-legs/articleshow/131874146.cms); [newindianexpress.com](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Jul/22/nazi-style-policing-comes-under-bashing); [verdictum.in](https://www.verdictum.in/patna-high-court/manish-kumar-v-the-state-of-bihar-alleged-police-brutality-police-registration-sho-1616409)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** custodial_torture
**allegations:** {'category': 'Custodial torture', '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:** Paragraph 6
**display title redacted:** Buxar Man vs State of Bihar through Director General of Police
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-06-16', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Patna High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Patna High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': 'CR. WJC No. 2515 of 2024', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/125628724/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/legal/news/court-warns-unchecked-police-brutality-could-turn-force-like-nazi-germany-orders-fir-against-cop-who-broke-mans-legs/articleshow/131874146.cms', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Jul/22/nazi-style-policing-comes-under-bashing', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.verdictum.in/patna-high-court/manish-kumar-v-the-state-of-bihar-alleged-police-brutality-police-registration-sho-1616409', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** custodial torture
**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:** Summary names an individual police officer (\[name withheld\]); the register must not name officers in any field (officers are tracked by rank/unit/role only) - name removed; All other facts verified correct: CR. WJC 2515/2024, Justice Jitendra Kumar, 16-06-2026, Murar PS Buxar, 04.07.2024 assault, no sanction under 197 CrPC/218 BNSS, X-ray relied on, CID investigation, DGP compliance report within 30 days, quote verbatim
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding.

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