A Ranchi man, an undertrial prisoner remanded in judicial custody and admitted to RINPAS Ranchi for psychotic depression, escaped on 29 June 2012 when the two police constables deputed to guard him were absent from their posts, and was found dead later that day on a railway track. Overruling the Single Judge's dismissal, the Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court held that the deceased was in legal custody and that the State had failed in its constitutional duty to protect his life. The High Court directed the State of Jharkhand to pay Rs. 4,00,000 compensation to the deceased's widow under Article 226. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 18 November 2024 in L.P.A. No. 187 of 2015, the Jharkhand High Court (Coram: M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Deepak Roshan, JJ.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Constable, Custody guard, RINPAS Ranchi, Jharkhand Police; Constable, Custody guard, RINPAS Ranchi, Jharkhand Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 4 lakh (Rs 4,00,000).
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“Thus, from the facts narrated herein above, it is crystal clear that due to the negligence of the two constables who were deputed for custody of the husband of the petitioner, who was suffering from "Psychotic Depression", the appellant's husband …” (para 6)
The Jharkhand High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 400,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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