Bombay High Court Directs Compensation of Rs. 40 Lakhs to Mother of Deceased in Police Custodial Death Case — State to Recover Amount from Erring Police Officers. The court held the State vicariously liable for police atrocities resulting in custodial death and ordered disciplinary action against the officers under Article 21 of the Constitution....
The petitioner, Sunita Kute, mother of deceased Pradip Kalyan Kute, filed a criminal writ petition seeking compensation of Rs. 40,00,000/- for the custodial death of her son, allegedly caused by polic...




