Allahabad High Court Orders ₹50,000 Compensation for Accused Over Police Negligence in Bail Delay
By Rajesh Pandey
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay ₹50,000 as compensation to an accused who remained in jail for 15 extra days due to incorrect information submitted by the police regarding his criminal history.
Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal was hearing the bail plea of Furkan, who had been arrested in November last year in connection with the theft of a Santro car.
The Court granted him bail on March 10 after examining the merits of the case.
During the proceedings, Furkan’s counsel argued that he should have been released on February 23.
However, his release was delayed because the police wrongly reported that he had 12 criminal cases, whereas he was actually involved in only five cases.
The Court observed that the incorrect details were provided by the Investigating Officer (IO). While noting that there was no malicious intent, the Court attributed the error to negligence, possibly due to workload.
“Compensation of ₹50,000 shall be paid by the State to the applicant within one month,” the Court ordered.
Earlier, after the accused challenged the police claim, the Court summoned Additional Director General (Technical Services), Naveen Arora. Appearing via video conferencing, Arora admitted the mistake on the part of the investigating officer.
He further informed the Court that verifying an accused’s criminal history is simple through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS).
He also pointed out that although access to case diaries through the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) had been provided to the Joint Director of Prosecution at the High Court, it was not being utilized due to staff shortage.
Taking note of this, the Court directed the Director of Prosecution to ensure adequate staffing so that such technological facilities can be effectively used, preventing delays in future cases.
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