SC Awards Rs 11 Lakh for Wrongful Incarceration

The Supreme Court has mandated an Rs 11 lakh compensation payout to a prisoner whose liberty was compromised due to administrative inaction. This individual endured an additional 24 days of incarceration, even after the High Court had granted parole. The apex court's bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and A G Masih, expressed severe displeasure with the Rajasthan government's slow response in effectuating the parole order.

This prolonged detention was unequivocally deemed illegal by the Supreme Court. The court underscored that the right to liberty is a fundamental aspect of individual freedom, not to be diminished simply because a person is an inmate. The state's argument that the parole order was flawed and under appeal did not sway the court's decision to award compensation for the unlawful period of confinement.