Overview
- The court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay awarded compensation promptly in recent illegal‑detention cases and set deadlines for state payment.
- On June 8 the bench found multiple detentions unlawful and ordered fixed reliefs including Rs.25,000 one‑time awards, Rs.75,000 and Rs.2,00,000 in individual cases and Rs.25,000 per day for detentions beyond 24 hours.
- The High Court imposed interim procedural rules for preventive detentions under the BNSS and CrPC that include a personal signature bond capped at Rs.20,000, audio‑visual recording of any refusal to sign, and same‑day release if a bond is furnished.
- To create official accountability the court ordered that compensation paid by the State be recoverable from responsible magistrates or police by salary deduction and that disciplinary inquiries be initiated against those officials.
- The orders respond to court‑obtained data showing thousands detained in Prayagraj and Ghaziabad since 2024 and build on Uttar Pradesh’s 2021 compensation policy and Supreme Court rulings allowing monetary relief when the State violates fundamental liberty.