The judgment of the Delhi High Court records the following account. Sewage labourer a Patel Nagar man was arrested by Delhi Police on 9 June 2007 under Sections 107/151 CrPC, sent to Tihar Jail on 10 June 2007, and died there on 12 June 2007 with multiple ante-mortem injuries; a medical review board confirmed homicidal death. The Court rejected explanations of self-inflicted injury, held Delhi Police had violated the D.K. Basu guidelines in the arrest and remand, and found a clear Article 21 violation. It directed the GNCTD to pay Rs.6,54,584 compensation plus Rs.15,000 costs, with minors' shares kept in fixed deposits. Tihar custodial officials were not individually named in the order. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 3 June 2010 in W.P.(C) No.5520/2007, the Delhi High Court (Coram: S. Muralidhar, J.) returned findings adverse to the Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Station Patel Nagar, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 6.5 lakh (Rs 6,54,584).
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“homicidal death of late a Patel Nagar man which took place while he was in judicial custody in the Tihar Jail.” (para 33)
The Delhi High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 654,584.
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