‘Foul Play Cannot Be Ruled Out’: Orissa High Court Directs State To Grant INR 2 Lakh Interim Compensation for Unnatural Death of Convicted Prisoner
The deceased Nandu Munda, father of the petitioner, was convicted by the Sessions Judge of Keonjhar in a sessions trial case and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a term of 10 years. However, during his stay in jail, he was found hanging inside a latrine at 03:45 PM on September 9, 2010.
The Orissa High Court recently ordered the State government to pay an interim compensation of INR 2 lakh to the daughter of a convicted prisoner who was found hanging from the latrine adjacent to the prison cells. The single bench of Dr Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi said that the possibility of "foul play" cannot be ruled out. It was alleged that the nature of the death of the deceased was claimed to be "suicidal". "Though the authorities have termed the incident as a suicide, foul play cannot be ruled out at this stage. Irrespective, the police/prison authorities owe a duty of care and caution to an arrested person and must take reasonable care to ensure that he does not suffer physical injury as a consequence of his own acts, or the acts of a third party," the court stated. The deceased Nandu Munda, father of the petitioner, was convicted by the Sessions Judge of Keonjhar in a sessions trial case and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a term of 10 years. However, during his stay in jail, he was found hanging inside a latrine at 03:45 PM on September 9, 2010. HC on Maternity Leave: Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave and Other Benefits, Says Orissa High Court.
'Foul Play Cannot Be Ruled Out at This Stage'
'Foul Play Can't Be Ruled Out': Orissa HC Grants ₹2 Lakhs Interim Compensation For Unnatural Death Of Convicted Prisonerhttps://t.co/NyTyjfijH8
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