The Supreme Court enhanced compensation for the custodial death of a West Bengal man in West Bengal from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 70,000. The Court, hearing only the quantum question on limited notice, accepted the Calcutta High Court's custodial-death findings and held Rs. 20,000 too meagre for the widow's sustenance. It directed the State to pay the balance Rs. 50,000 to the widow within eight weeks, leaving the rest of the High Court's directions unaltered. No officer is named and no district or station is stated in the SC order, which records no independent liability reasoning. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 21 January 2000 in Civil Appeal No. 467 of 2000 (arising out of SLP (C) No. 1571 of 1999), the Supreme Court of India (Coram: G. B. Pattanaik, R. C. Lahoti, JJ.) returned findings adverse to the accused police personnel, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 70,000.
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The Supreme Court of India judgment dated 21 January 2000 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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“The counsel for the State of West Bengal on the other hand contends that the Human Rights Commission of the State has considered the matter from all angles including the profession which was being pursued by the deceased before his …” (para 6)
The Supreme Court of India recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 70,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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