The Madras High Court has dismissed a man’s plea for Rs.
270 crore compensation for rights violations by State police who
allegedly booked him on false charges.
A division
Bench of Justices Satish K. Agnihotri and M. Venugopal, however, set the
petitioner at liberty to approach a civil court for damages.
According
to the petitioner, D. Arun, on September 27, 2004 a group of ten
persons assaulted him near L.G. Pudur, Katpadi. His father lodged a
complaint about the incident with the Inspector of Police, Latheri
Police Station, Vellore.
Arun alleged that instead of
taking action on his father’s complaint, the Inspector filed a
malicious case and put them behind bars. The duo faced the trial in
which they were convicted under Sections 294(b), 323 (Voluntarily
causing hurt) and 325 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of the Indian
Penal Code.
However, they were not sentenced, but released under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Aggrieved by the order, the petitioner preferred an appeal. He was acquitted by the Madras High Court.
Subsequently,
he moved a writ petition seeking Rs. 270 crore as compensation for the
“losses” suffered due to the malicious case filed against him by the
police.
Sources: The Hindu
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