Kerala HC: Online Publication of Interim Orders is Not Valid Service for Contempt Proceedings  ||  MP High Court: Criminal Record Alone Doesn't Attract Organised Crime Charge under BNS  ||  Allahabad HC: Insurance Company Cannot Challenge Welfare Scheme Compensation Through Writ  ||  Supreme Court Proposes Denying Fuel to Vehicles Without Valid Insurance  ||  Supreme Court: Media Can Report Court Proceedings Without Sharing Audio or Video Clips  ||  Supreme Court: Acquits Murder Convict Jailed for 22 Years, Points to Criminal Justice System Failure  ||  Supreme Court Directs Centre to Issue Environmental Compensation Norms under SWM Rules 2026  ||  Supreme Court: Employee Who Accepts Resignation Benefits Cannot Later Challenge its Acceptance  ||  Supreme Court: Breach of Contract is Not Cheating Unless Fraud Existed From the Outset  ||  Supreme Court: Specific Performance of an Agreement to Sell May be Denied After a Long Delay    

Meghalaya HC Fixes Quantum of Compensation for 'Unnatural' Deaths in Police Custody - (04 Sep 2023)

CRIMINAL

Meghalaya High Court while observing that in custodial death cases State will be liable unless it is reasonably demonstrated that death was due to natural causes, has fixed the quantum of compensation, for unnatural deaths in police custody, payable to the next of kin based on the age of the victim.

Tags : MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT   CUSTODIAL DEATH   COMPENSATION  

Share :        

Disclaimer | Copyright 2026 - All Rights Reserved