Meghalaya High Court News & Rulings

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'Should Hurt The State Next Time A Person Dies In Custody': Meghalaya High Court Calls For Punitive Compensation For Custodial Deaths

The Meghalaya High Court has asked the state government to fix a punitive rate of compensation for unnatural deaths in custody while adding that the quantum of compensation should be high enough to...

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Meghalaya High Court fixes ₹10 to ₹15 lakh as compensation for custodial deaths; says State should bleed for deterrent effect

The Meghalaya High Court recently remarked that custodial deaths of prisoners will stop only when the compensation amount for such violence is pegged at a level

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