Delhi High Court Orders Compensation of ₹50,000 for Unlawful Detention; Police Officers to Pay From Salaries
The Delhi High Court has awarded ₹50,000 in compensation to a man who was illegally detained by the Delhi Police for half an hour.
The court ruled that this compensation should be recovered from the salaries of sub-inspectors Rajeev Gautam and Shamim Khan, the two police officers responsible for the unlawful detention. Justice Subramonium Prasad emphasized that police officers cannot act above the law and that a meaningful message must be sent to the authorities regarding the consequences of such actions.
The case involved a man who was detained without the proper legal procedure after reporting a crime to the police. The court noted that even short periods of unlawful detention violate a person’s constitutional rights, and the compensation is intended to serve as a deterrent for similar actions in the future.
