The Delhi High Court awarded Rs 15,00,000 with 8% simple interest from the incident date plus Rs 2,00,000 in litigation costs to a New Delhi man, the survivor of the Connaught Place fake encounter of 31 March 1997. Grievously injured while his two friends were killed, he lives with shrapnel in his body and a disabled right arm, and his testimony as the key prosecution witness had convicted the ten policemen. The Court held that injury caused by State action where police officials stand convicted of criminal offences must be compensated at a higher standard than negligence cases, and that the 25-year delay must favour the petitioner who lost the prime of his life. An ad-hoc Rs 1,00,000 paid in 1999 was ordered to be adjusted. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 26 April 2022 in W.P.(C) 6670/1998, the Delhi High Court (Coram: Prathiba M. Singh, J.) returned findings adverse to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Delhi Police, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 15 lakh (Rs 15,00,000).
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“Injury caused due to the state action and that too one, where the police officials were convicted of criminal offences and not some inaction or negligence, needs to be considered at higher standard as compared to those of ordinary cases …” (para 33)
The Delhi High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 1,500,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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