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was ordered against Inspector R.C. Bajiya and ASI Prem Kumar on 2.4.2016 posted at
Police Station Rawti. An Enquiry Officer had been appointed in the case on 30.4.2016.
However, the accused had moved before the Hon’ble High Court, Jabalpur Bench, Indore.
The Hon’ble High Court had stayed the proceeding of domestic enquiry on 20.12.2016.
The Department had moved an application before the Hon’ble High Court to vacate the
stay.
vii.
Subsequently, it was reported that Crime No. 86/16 under Section 306/201/120B/193/196
and under Section 7/13(1)(D) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Police Station Rawti,
had been registered against the then I/C SHO, Rawti, Sub-Inspector (SI) Ramesh Bajiya and
ASI Prem Kumar, on the complaint of the SP, Ratlam. Investigation in the case had been
completed. Charge Sheet was yet to be filed for want of sanction for filing charge sheet
from the Government.
viii. The Commission perused the records of the case and observed that the allegations of the
complainants that the then SHO, Rawti, SI Ramesh Bajiya and ASI Prem Kumar of Police
Station Rawti was responsible for death of Nagga Baa had been, prima facie, established
on enquiry. The torture and the illegal gratification was also prima facie found to be correct
on enquiry. The charges under Station 306/201/120B/193/196 IPC and under Station
7/13(1)(D) Anti Corruption Act had been drawn against the accused public servants and
charge sheet would be filed after receiving sanction against these public servants. From
these facts and circumstances it was established that the public servant namely the then
SHO, Rawti, SI Ramesh Bajiya and ASI Prem Kumar of Police Station, Rawti were prima
facie guilty of the dereliction of their duties, taking illegal gratification, falsely implicating
the innocent person and abetting Nagga Baa to commit suicide. Therefore, these public
servants had violated human rights of Nagga Baa, Dhapu Bai, Jhuma Bai, Govardhan and
Kanti Lal (for false implication) and others.
ix.
The Commission directed to issue notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Madhya
Pradesh calling upon him to show cause as to why monetary compensation of Rs.
5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lakhs Only) should not be recommended under Section 18 (a)(i) of
the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to the NoK of Nagga Baa, Dhapu Bai, Jhuma Bai,
Govardhan and Kanti Lal for violation of their human rights.
x.
The Commission subsequently received a report dated 13.06.2019 from the Under
Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh wherein it was stated that the compensation
amount of Rs. 5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Only) had been disbursed in the instant case.
12. A woman raped by the in-charge of Police Post Bundeli, of District Mahasamund,
Chhattisgarh, when she had gone to the Police to lodge a complaint against her husband
(Case No. 514/33/12/2016-AR)
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In the instant case, Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh referred to the
Commission a news about alleged rape of a woman (aged about 25 years) by the Police
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