In the writ petition the petitioner has made the following prayers:

(i) An appropriate writ, order or direction, holding the concerned respondents authorities guilty as due to their negligence and having violated the right to life, dignity and equality which ultimately led to death in judicial custody of late Basudeo Yadav;

(ii) An appropriate writ, order or direction commanding upon the respondents to take suitable action against the negligent officials/employees of the respondents due to which late Basudeo Yadav lost his life.

(iii) A further writ, order or direction, commanding upon the respondents to pay exemplary compensation to the petitioner taking into consideration the fact that the husband while in custody of the respondents had lost his life.

(iv) Any other appropriate writ(s) be issued, order(s) be passed or direction(s) be made as may be deemed fit and proper for doing conscionable justice to the petitioner.

2. The brief facts stated in the writ petition are summarized thus;

The husband of the petitioner namely, late Basudeo Yadav was appointed as constable in the Jharkhand police in the month of April, 2005. While on duty, the husband of the petitioner was arrested on