The petitioner was detained from February to July in 2021 in a false case of murder and rape registered against him. After his release, he moved the High Court seeking compensation and registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the police officials responsible for this misconduct.
Given that the police admitted that the petitioner was unlawfully arrested, Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi noted that there was a valid claim for compensation.
“The liberty and dignity of the petitioner, which are basic to his human rights were jeopardized, as he was taken into custody and, eventually, despite all the glory of the past, he was compelled to face cynical abhorrence and this situation invites the public law remedy for grant of compensation for violation of the fundamental right, envisaged under Article 21 of the Constitution of India for saving the life command, self-respect and dignity,” the order stated.
Source: Barandbench
