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TRIPURA HIGH COURT
, CJ
Smt. Priyashi Datta (Debnath) – Appellant
Versus
State of Tripura – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. police action based on unverified allegations. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court's order for medical records compliance. (Para 3) |
| 3. victim's medical treatment and affidavit. (Para 4 , 5 , 7) |
| 4. contradictions in police claims and medical reports. (Para 8 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. evidence of custodial torture discussed. (Para 9 , 10 , 13 , 14) |
| 6. rights violations during detention noted. (Para 15 , 20) |
| 7. judicial precedents on custodial rights and remedies. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 8. monetary compensation for violations established. (Para 21 , 22) |
1. On October 28, 20021, a news item came to be published in a local daily namely, Pratibadi Kalam reporting custodial torture on a 28 years' old woman namely, Smt. Priyashi Datta (Debnath) of Chanmari in the police lockup of GB TOP on 26.10.2021 as a result of which she was admitted in AGMC and GBP Hospital at Agartala. The Chief Justice took suo motu notice of this grave and serious issue on the basis of the said newspaper report and pursuant to his direction this Public Interest Litigation came to be registered. Notices were issued to the State- respondents including the Secretary, Home Department, Government of Tripura and Director General of Police
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