Annual Report 2013-14 Police, Gautam Budh Nagar, disclosed that show cause notices were issued to the abovenamed Constables and upon consideration of their explanation, they were absolved of the allegations. 4.195 The report was silent as to whether the victims were associated during enquiry and whether any FIR was registered against the above named constables who, as per newspaper report, committed a cognizable offence. Therefore, the Commission directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Budh Nagar to submit a further report on the above stated aspect by associating the victims named in the complaint. 4.196 In response, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh reported that the allegations of physical assault by the police personnel on the victims named could not be substantiated and for that reason the criminal proceedings were not initiated against them. However, on account of their unwanted misconduct with Moninder Singh and his brother Sanjeev, after the departmental enquiry, the erring police personnel had been penalized by an adverse entry in their service records. 4.197 Since the report from the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh admitted that the police personnel misbehaved with Moninder Singh and his brother Sanjeev at their food shop and that adversely affected the police image for which they had been penalized by way of an adverse entry in their service records, the Commission observed that the dignity and human rights of the victims had been violated for which the State must bear the liability. The Commission issued a Show Cause Notice to the Government of Uttar Pradesh as to why monetary relief u/s 18 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, be not recommended to be paid to Shri Moninder Singh and his brother Shri Sanjeev. 4.198 Despite reminder with warnings that in case of non-receipt of any reply, the Commission would presume that the State had nothing to say in the matter and proceed to make an appropriate recommendation, no response was received from the State Government. 4.199 The Commission took up the matter on 14 November 2013 when it observed that the dignity and human rights of the victims had been violated by police personnel for which the State must bear the liability and recommended to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh to make payment of ` 10,000 each as monetary compensation to the victims Shri Moninder Singh and his brother Shri Sanjeev. 4.200 Financial Controller, Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarter, Allahabad has conveyed the sanction accorded for payment of `10,000 each as monetary compensation to the two victims. However, proof of payment is awaited. 62 | NHRC