Lok Sabha Question No. 6204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Inhuman Treatment in Police Custody
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6204

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  APRIL, 2017/ CHAITRA 21, 1939 (SAKA)

INHUMAN TREATMENT IN POLICE CUSTODY

6204. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL: SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to enact an effective law to prevent torture and inhuman treatment of individuals in police custody;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has paid compensation to the family members of persons who died in police custody;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the total funds granted during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  directive  to  States  and  Police Departments to sensitize the police forces in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the other corrective steps taken to stop such cases in future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) & (b): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India  and it is primarily the responsibility of the State Government to appropriately prevent and ensure non-occurrence of police atrocities and protect the human rights of the citizen. A proposal to suitably amend Section 330 and Section 331 of Indian Penal Code to define the words 'Torture' and 'Public Servants' is under active examination in this Ministry  in  consultation  with  the  concerned  Ministries.

(c) & (d): As per Section 18 of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the National Human Rights Commission may recommend payment of compensation  or  damages  to  the  complainant  or  to  the  victim  or  the members of his family.    As per information received from National Human Rights Commission ,  statements indicating state-wise and year-wise details of the cases where the Commission recommended monetary relief for family members  of  the  persons  who  died  in  police  custody  during  the  last  three years and the current year upto 31-03-2017 are at Annexure I to IV.

(e) & (f): Pursuant to the guidelines issued by the National Human Rights Commission every death in custody, Police or judicial, natural or otherwise, is to be reported to the Commission within 24 hours of its occurrence.

In  all  such  cases,  the  commission  calls    for  various  reports  including  the inquest, post-mortem, video-graphy of post-mortem, magisterial inquiry report for ascertaining foul play or negligence, if any, which resulted in the death.

During  various  workshops,  seminars  and  camp  sittings,  the  Commission sensitizes  senior  officers  in  State  Governments  for  better  protection  of Human Rights.

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STATEMENT SHOWING YEAR-WISE -INCLUDING NO. OF CASES CARRY FORWARD DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY (DISPOSED)  WHERE NHRC RECOMMENDED MONETARY RELIEF DURING THE YEARS 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 AND 2016-2017 (31/03/2017)

## 2013-2014

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH     |              4 |   760000 |
| BIHAR              |              1 |   100000 |
| GUJARAT            |              2 |   600000 |
| HARYANA            |              2 |   600000 |
| JHARKHAND          |              3 |   900000 |
| KARNATAKA          |              3 |   600000 |
| KERALA             |              1 |   100000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH     |              2 |   600000 |
| MAHARASHTRA        |              8 |  2400000 |
| RAJASTHAN          |              1 |   100000 |
| TAMIL NADU         |              2 |  1000000 |
| TELANGANA          |              2 |   300000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              8 |  2800000 |
| UTTARAKHAND        |              1 |   100000 |
| TOTAL              |             40 | 10960000 |

2014-2015

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| BIHAR              |              1 |   100000 |
| DELHI              |              1 |   100000 |
| GUJARAT            |              3 |   300000 |
| HARYANA            |              3 |   450000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH     |              2 |   500000 |
| MAHARASHTRA        |              3 |   750000 |
| TAMIL NADU         |              1 |   300000 |
| TELANGANA          |              1 |   100000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              3 |  1100000 |
| TOTAL              |             18 |  3700000 |

2015-2016

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH     |              1 |   100000 |
| BIHAR              |              1 |    50000 |
| CHHATTISGARH       |              1 |   100000 |
| GUJARAT            |              3 |   300000 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH   |              2 |   200000 |
| JHARKHAND          |              2 |   600000 |
| KARNATAKA          |              1 |   100000 |
| KERALA             |              1 |    50000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH     |              1 |   100000 |
| MAHARASHTRA        |              1 |   500000 |
| PUDUCHERRY         |              2 |   500000 |
| RAJASTHAN          |              1 |   300000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              3 |   700000 |
| UTTARAKHAND        |              1 |   100000 |
| TOTAL              |             21 |  3700000 |

2016-2017

| NAME OF STATE/UT   | NO. OF CASES   |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH     | 2              |   180000 |
| GUJARAT            | 2              |   400000 |
| HARYANA            | 1              |   100000 |
| JHARKHAND          | 2016-2017 1    |   100000 |
| MAHARASHTRA        | 3              |   800000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      | 1              |    25000 |
| WEST BENGAL        | 1              |   200000 |
| TOTAL              | 11             |  1805000 |

## STATEMENT SHOWING YEAR-WISE NO. OF CASES-INCLUDING CARRY FORWARD DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY(PENDING) WHERE NHRC RECOMMENDED MONETARY RELIEF DURING THE YEARS 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 AND 2016-2017 (31/03/2017) 2013-2014

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH     |              1 |   200000 |
| MAHARASHTRA        |              2 |  1000000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              2 |   200000 |
| TOTAL              |              5 |  1400000 |

## 2015-2016

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |              1 |   100000 |
| JHARKHAND          |              1 |   100000 |
| KERALA             |              1 |   100000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH     |              2 |   600000 |
| MAHARASHTRA        |              1 |   500000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              1 |   100000 |
| WEST BENGAL        |              1 |   500000 |
| TOTAL              |              8 |  2000000 |

## 2016-2017

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| ASSAM              |              2 |   500000 |
| BIHAR              |              1 |   100000 |
| GUJARAT            |              4 |   800000 |
| HARYANA            |              3 |   625000 |
| JHARKHAND          |              1 |   100000 |
| KERALA             |              3 |   300000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH     |              2 |   600000 |
| MAHARASHTRA        |             13 |  3025000 |
| MEGHALAYA          |              2 |   300000 |
| MIZORAM            |              2 |   200000 |
| NAGALAND           |              1 |   100000 |
| PUNJAB             |              1 |   100000 |
| TELANGANA          |              2 |   280000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              6 |  1200000 |
| TOTAL              |             43 |  8230000 |

## STATEMENT SHOWING YEAR-WISE NO. OF CASES-INCLUDING CARRY FORWARD ALLEGED DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY (DISPOSED) WHERE NHRC RECOMMENDED MONETARY RELIEF DURING THE YEARS 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 AND 2016-2017 (31/03/2017)

## 2013-2014

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| BIHAR              |              1 |   100000 |
| HARYANA            |              1 |   300000 |
| MADHYA PRADESH     |              2 |   800000 |
| MEGHALAYA          |              1 |   500000 |
| TAMIL NADU         |              1 |   500000 |
| TELANGANA          |              1 |   100000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              3 |  1500000 |
| TOTAL              |             10 |  3800000 |

## 2014-2015

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| BIHAR              |              1 |   200000 |
| CHANDIGARH         |              1 |   100000 |
| JHARKHAND          |              1 |   200000 |
| MANIPUR            |              2 |  1000000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              3 |   900000 |
| TOTAL              |              8 |  2400000 |

## 2015-2016

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH     |              1 |    80000 |
| KARNATAKA          |              1 |   200000 |
| MANIPUR            |              1 |   500000 |
| MEGHALAYA          |              1 |   500000 |
| TELANGANA          |              1 |   100000 |
| UTTARAKHAND        |              1 |   200000 |
| TOTAL              |              6 |  1580000 |

## 2016-2017 (UPTO 31/03/2017)

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| JHARKHAND          |              1 |   500000 |
| ODISHA             |              1 |   100000 |
| PUNJAB             |              1 |   100000 |
| TOTAL              |              3 |   700000 |

ANNEXURE IV L.S.US.Q.NO.6204 FOR 11.04.2017

STATEMENT SHOWING YEAR-WISE NO. OF CASES-INCLUDING CARRY FORWARD ALLEGED DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY (PENDING) WHERE NHRC RECOMMENDED MONETARY RELIEF DURING THE YEARS 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 AND 2016-2017 (31/03/2017)

## 2013-2014

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              2 |   400000 |
| TOTAL              |              2 |   400000 |

## 2014-2015

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              1 |   500000 |
| TOTAL              |              1 |   500000 |

2015-2016

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| MANIPUR            |              1 |   100000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              4 |  1800000 |
| DELHI              |              1 |   500000 |
| TOTAL              |              6 |  2400000 |

2016-2017

| NAME OF STATE/UT   |   NO. OF CASES |   AMOUNT |
|--------------------|----------------|----------|
| GUJARAT            |              1 |   500000 |
| HARYANA            |              1 |   100000 |
| KERALA             |              1 |   100000 |
| MANIPUR            |              2 |   800000 |
| ODISHA             |              2 |   150000 |
| UTTAR PRADESH      |              4 |   500000 |
| TOTAL              |             11 |  2150000 |

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