SC pulls up UP jail dept for violating liberty of a person; orders to pay ‘ Rs 5 lakh to man detained for month despite bail | India News
NEW DELHI: Lambasting the UP prisons department for illegally detaining a man for 28 days despite his release on bail, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the state to pay an interim compensation of Rs 5 lakh to him and ordered a judicial inquiry into lapses on the part of Ghaziabad jail officials.Taking a hyper-technical approach…