The Delhi High Court awarded Rs 5,50,000 to the widow and mother of 22-year-old a Sarojini Nagar man, who was tortured to death in Sarojini Nagar police custody. A Sarojini Nagar man, against whom there was no allegation of any criminal activity, was picked up on 29 August 1996 after his brother [name withheld] escaped from a police party; his body, bearing 51 injuries, was brought to Safdarjung Hospital the next day. The State admitted the custodial death and injuries, and an SDM Hauz Khas enquiry prima facie held eight policemen (respondents 3 to 10, arrested and challaned under Section 304 IPC) responsible. The Court deplored the continued preference for torture over scientific investigation and left the State free to recover the award from those found responsible. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 18 August 1998, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Anil Dev Singh, J.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, P.S. Sarojini Nagar, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 5.5 lakh (Rs 5,50,000).
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“It is not the case of the respondents that when he was arrested he was having injuries on his person. No explanation has been rendered for fifty one injuries which were found on his person as a result of which …” (para 8)
The Delhi High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 550,000.
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