HC slaps 50k fine on cops for detaining man illegally for 23 minutes

IN a case where a man was illegally detained by the police for half-an-hour, the Delhi High Court observed that police officers “cannot be law unto themselves,” and asked them to pay ₹50,000 as compensation to the petitioner

- JAISON WILSON

As per the case, a complaint was received at a police station alleging an attack with a knife on a woman. A sub-inspector was dispatched to the scene, where he found the petitioner along with a female. The man was put in the lock-up at 11:01 pm and was let off at 11:24 pm. The petitioner claimed that he was detained without any formal arrest or FIR or Daily Diary entry.