The Patna High Court allowed a writ petition filed by Sunaina Devi seeking compensation for the custodial death of her husband, a Sono man, who died on April 11, 2010 after being arrested by Sono police and lodged in Jamui District Jail. The inquiry records and medical evidence revealed that the deceased was brought to jail with severe external injury marks, and the post-mortem doctor confirmed excessive hemorrhage from assault leading to cardiorespiratory failure. Holding that the fundamental right to life under Article 21 was violated by State officials while the deceased was in custody, the Court directed the State of Bihar to pay Rs. 20,00,000 compensation to the petitioner and the victim's family, with liberty to initiate disciplinary proceedings against responsible officials. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 20 March 2015 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13577 of 2010, the Patna High Court (Coram: Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.) returned findings adverse to the Officer-in-Charge, Sono Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh (Rs 20,00,000).
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“In the present case, it is prima facie established that fundamental right of the deceased was violated by the officials of State Government while he was lodged in jail custody and, therefore, in my view, the State cannot escape from …” (para 13)
The Patna High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 2,000,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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