19 Aug 2026
Order issued
ConcludedThe High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
adverse finding compensation.
Source: CGHC010003352025
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CW-2026-0078Mahasamund, ChhattisgarhJudgment 19 August 2026
Mahasamund Man vs State of Chhattisgarh
The High Court took suo motu cognizance of a custodial death where an undertrial prisoner detained under Section 302 IPC died in District Jail, Mahasamund, with 35 injuries found on his body during postmortem. State counsel stated Rs 7,50,000 had already been paid on 20.09.2025 per Assistant Jail Superintendent letter dated 21.09.2025. The Court strongly criticized custodial violence as a blow to rule of law and directed the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to file personal affidavits explaining the circumstances, listing the case on 31.08.2026.
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Report card
By judgment dated 19 August 2026 in WPCR No. 1 of 2025, the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Coram: [name withheld], [name withheld], JJ.) returned findings adverse to the Assistant Jail Superintendent, District Jail, Mahasamund, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 7.5 lakh (Rs 7,50,000).
- Register number
- CG 06 CW 0001
- Case reference
- WPCR No. 1 of 2025 / CGHC010003352025
- Court and date
- High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Coram: [name withheld], [name withheld], JJ.), 19 August 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Assistant Jail Superintendent, District Jail, Mahasamund
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “Custodial violence, including torture and death in the lock ups, strikes a blow at the Rule of Law, which demands that the powers of the executive should not only be derived from law but also that the same should be …” (at para Order Sheet, page 2/3)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 7.5 lakh (Rs 7,50,000).
- Present status of the proceedings
- The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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 19 August 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Evidence position
Recorded allegations
Custodial deathPrimary
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.
“Custodial violence, including torture and death in the lock ups, strikes a blow at the Rule of Law, which demands that the powers of the executive should not only be derived from law but also that the same should be …” (para Order Sheet, page 2/3)
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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.