Amitava Roy, J.

1. Alleging death of her husband in police custody consequent upon physical and mental torture meted out to him, the petitioner seeks the intervention of this Court for awarding adequate compensation therefor. We have heard Mr. B Islam, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. PS Deka, learned Additional Senior Government. Advocate, Assam for the respondent State and Mr. D Das, learned Standing Counsel, Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (presently Bodoland Territorial Council) for respondent Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5.

2. The petitioner's pleaded case in short is that her husband (deceased) was called by the Officer-in-Charge of Mushalpur Police Out Post located in the district of Baksa within the territorial limits of the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District/Bodoland Territorial Council pursuant whereto he (deceased) along with one Harihar Das presented himself before the said Police Out Poston 25.10.2007 at about 9 a.m. whereafter he (deceased) was kept confined in police custody. On enquiries being made by some villagers and the son of the deceased, the police informed them that he (deceased) had to be confined for interrogation in connection with a polic