Order On Board

08.10.2021

1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking direction to the respondent authorities to pay monitory compensation to the petitioner on account of custodial death of her son- Bedram Sahu.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner's son was detained in Central Jail, Raipur in Cell No. 8 and one Narendra Kumar Sahu was also detained in the same Cell, who was convicted by learned Fourth Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur in Session Trial No. 69/2012 for committing offence punishable under Sections 302 & 201 of I.P.C. He would further submit that on 21.11.2016 at about 4:00 a.m., the co-prisoner Narendra Kumar Sahu gave multiple blow to her son by scissor thereafter, the deceased was taken to Jail Hospital where he was examined by Dr. A. Khandekar and after examination, he was declared dead. In pursuance of the incident took place on 21.11.2016, FIR No. 0344/2016 has been registered against co- prisoner Narendra Kumar Sahu at Police Station- Ganj, District- Raipur for committing offence punishable under Section 303 of I.P.C.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit t