Overview

• The June 24 order holds Station House Officer Ravindra Dwivedi personally responsible for failing to serve a September 2024 notice to a minor abuse survivor in the appeal of Ram Avtar Chaudhary’s 2021 life sentence.
• Dwivedi must finance and plant 1,000 fruit-bearing saplings—mango, jamun, mahua and guava—in Chitrakoot between July 1 and August 31, 2025, and maintain them for at least one year.
• He is required to submit GPS coordinates and photographs of every planted tree to the High Court registry as proof of compliance.
• Satna’s Superintendent of Police will perform on-site inspections and file an affidavit certifying completion of the plantation drive.
• The next hearing on September 16, 2025 will assess compliance and examine the ruling’s implications for restorative justice and police accountability.