Holding that a five-day illegal detention at a Deoria police station showed an officer’s “arrogance of authority”, the Allahabad High Court has ordered the release of a young husband and awarded him Rs 1.25 lakh in compensation. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has allowed a habeas corpus petition and ordered the release of Chandan Rajbhar, […]
Supreme Court Orders Rs 6 Lakh Compensation to a man who spent six years in jail as an undertrial before being acquitted, terming the investigation and prosecution in his case a travesty of justice. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 6 lakh within […]
Sixty days separated the date bail should have freed a tea garden worker from the day he actually walked out of jail. The Calcutta High Court has now ordered Rs 5.36 lakh compensation for that stretch, holding that it had no basis in law. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has awarded Rs 5.36 lakh compensation, […]
Rs 30,000 and a police inquiry: that is what the Allahabad High Court has attached to an undocumented stay in the Soraon police lock-up, holding that Subsequent Arrest Cannot Cure Illegal Detention. Prayagraj: Finding that a man’s formal arrest and remand had been preceded by an undisclosed police detention, the Allahabad High Court has declared […]
The Allahabad High Court issued detailed guidelines governing preventive detention under the BNSS and CrPC, holding that detainees should ordinarily be released on personal bonds without sureties. The Court also introduced compensation for unlawful detention beyond 24 hours, strengthening accountability and protection of personal liberty.
