NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION nine days in the hospital and, for the aforesaid incident, four jail officials/officers were found guilty and have been punished. Therefore, it is amply clear that the jail officials have failed to protect the body of the prisoner Radhey Shyam Tiwari in the prison and his human rights as to right to life has been violated in the jail. Therefore, the State Government is vicariously liable for the acts of omission and commission of its officers/officials. Hence, the Commission is of the view that the detenue Radhey Shyam Tiwari deserves to be compensated for the violation of his human rights in the jail. The Commission, therefore, recommended u/s 18(a)(i) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 a sum of ` 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) to be paid to the prisoner Radhey Shyam Tiwari for violation of his human Rights. The compliance report in this regard is awaited. f) Electrocution Cases 12. Death of a 55 year old Woman due to Electrocution in Jaunpur District, Uttar Pradesh (Case No. 22027/24/39/2013) 4.68 The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a news item, captioned “High-tension taar ki chapet mein aane se vivahita ki maut” published in ‘Jansandesh Times’ dated 24.05.2013. As per the news story, Zahida Begum, aged 55 years was going to a field adjoining her house to answer the call of nature in the wee hours when an overhead transmission line of 11 KV snapped and fell into the field. Since it was dark, the lady could not see the wire and walked over it. She was electrocuted and immediately died. 4.69 The Commission called for a report from the Secretary, Department of Power, Government of Uttar Pradesh and District Magistrate, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. 4.70 Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, General Manager, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. explained in communication dated 11.10.2013 that the transmission line had snapped due to thunder storm. It was further reported that neither any FIR was registered nor the post-mortem was conducted. 4.71 An enquiry under Section 161(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 was conducted by the Director, Electrical Safety, which found that the incident took place due to contravention of Rule 29 and Rule 91 of the Indian Electricity Rules. It was observed that had the weak conductor been identified and secured and the OCB of the feeder properly maintained, the accident could have been avoided. The operator of the Electric Sub-Station was held liable for the incident and appropriate compensation for the husband of the deceased lady was also recommended by the Inquiry Officer. ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 55