21 January 2026 – The High Court of Chhattisgarh has quashed criminal proceedings against a Bhilai-based hotel owner and directed the State of Chhattisgarh to pay ₹1 lakh as compensation, holding that his arrest and detention were illegal and in violation of constitutional safeguards. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha found that…
Citation : 2006 Local Law (CG) 285 In a detailed judgment, Justice Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh of the Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside convictions handed down in December 2005 in a large ganja seizure case, acquitting two men who had been sentenced to 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹1 lakh each. The court found…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 41 The Chhattisgarh High Court has found serious lapses by police officers in their investigation of an arrest and detention case, calling their conduct unacceptable and ordering both departmental and criminal action. The order, issued by R.S. Garg J., notes that four young men were taken into custody on…
Chhattisgarh HC orders compensation for false arrest and police abuse The Chhattisgarh High Court, in a strong judgment safeguarding personal liberty and condemning police misconduct, quashed criminal proceedings against a man falsely accused of theft and ordered compensation to be paid by the investigating officer. The ruling, delivered on 12 March 2001 by Justice R….
High Court: Bail & Police Misconduct (2001) The Chhattisgarh High Court granted bail to Kamla Bai Shriwas and two co-accused while issuing strong remarks against the investigating officer for concealing crucial evidence in a dowry death case. The order, passed on 24 February 2001 by Justice R. S. Garg in M. Cr. C. Nos. 331…