HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN

JODHPUR

S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2290/2025

Lila

----Petitioner

Versus

State Of Rajasthan

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vasu Dev Charan

Mr. Abhishek Akhawat

For Respondent(s) : Mr. D.S. Chandawat, PP

Mr. Hanwant Singh, Superintendent

Central Jail, Jodhpur

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Order

08/01/2026

1. The present case pertains to an undertrial prisoner, who was lodged in judicial custody in connection with a regular criminal case and was produced pursuant to orders of the Court. It is alleged that, the said inmate was subjected to physical assault while in judicial custody. Upon his condition deteriorating, he was taken to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead. The post-mortem report reveals the presence of multiple injuries on the body of the deceased, raising serious and disturbing questions with regard to the treatment meted out to him while in custody. Aggrieved by the custodial death of the inmate and the circumstances surrounding the same, the family members of the deceased have approached this Court seeking judicial intervention.

2. Mr. Hanwant Singh, Jailer, Central Jail, Jodhpur, is present before this Court along with