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Can't remain mute spectator: Patna HC on 15-yr-old boy's wrongful detention
short by Shalini ojha / on Monday, 12 January, 2026
The Patna High Court has ordered the Bihar government to pay ₹5 lakh as compensation to a 15-year-old boy who was wrongfully detained in a dispute case. The boy remained in custody for two and a half months, and the court said it couldn't remain a "mute spectator". HC also slammed the magistrate for failing to protect the minor.
read more at Hindustan Times