Calcutta High Court Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Nepali Man Who Remained In Prison Sans Trial For Over 40 Years

Sparsh Upadhyay

8 Dec 2021 8:31 PM IST

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Calcutta High Court Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Nepali Man Who Remained In Prison Sans Trial For Over 40 Years

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted Rs. 5 Lakh as compensation to a Nepali man who remained in prison for over 41 years and was released in March 2021 following High Court's intervention.The bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was hearing the suo moto case of one Dipak Joshi, who was arrested on 12th May 1980 and was released in March 2021,...

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Calcutta High Court Nepali Man In Custody For 41 Years compensation to prisoner #Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava West Bengal Correctional Services Prisoners (Unnatural Death Compensation) Scheme 2019