Archive · 24 Jul 2026
Chhattisgarh High Court fines state for illegal arrest
A man named Ashraf Beg was arrested and kept in jail for four days in Chhattisgarh, India.
The court said this was not right because the police did not prove he did anything wrong.
The court gave him Rs 25,000 as compensation because his rights were violated.
The court said people cannot be arrested just because someone suspects them without proof.
Ashraf Beg was arrested on October 25, 2025, and kept in jail until October 29, 2025.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled his arrest was illegal as no cognizable or non-bailable offence was made out against him.
The court awarded him Rs 25,000 compensation for violating his rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
The court stated that arrests cannot be made on mere suspicion without proper evidence.
Ashraf Beg had sought Rs 5 lakh in compensation but was awarded Rs 25,000.
- Who
- Ashraf Beg
- What
- Illegal arrest and subsequent judicial custody
- When
- October 25 to October 29, 2025
- Where
- Chhattisgarh, India
- Why
- The arrest was based on suspicion but no cognizable or non-bailable offence was made out against him.
State Government
Ashraf Beg
Validity of Arrest
State Government
The arrest was based on reasonable suspicion and followed proper legal procedures.
Ashraf Beg
The arrest was illegal as no cognizable or non-bailable offence was made out against him.
- Petitioner
- Ashraf Beg
- Compensation Awarded
- Rs 25,000
- Date of Arrest
- October 25, 2025
- Date of Release
- October 29, 2025
- Court Decision Date
- July 21
- Article Violated
- Article 21 of the Constitution of India