Gauhati High Court Asks State If It Would Pay Compensation U/S 357A CrPC To Kin For Unnatural Death Of Prisoners In Custody

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Assam government to clarify whether it proposes to grant compensation to the kith and kin of prisoners who died unnaturally in custody, by treating them to be victims as defined under Section 357A of CrPC. The division bench of the Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury was hearing a PIL filed by Studio Nilima...