सव भव तु सिखनः ु Annual Report 2022-23 of suppor ng evidence. Upon thorough review of the enquiry report, the Commission concluded that the police in U ar Pradesh had violated human rights. This viola on stemmed from his unlawful deten on, which was a direct contraven on of the rule of law. In response to this finding, the Commission directed the issuance of a no ce under Sec on 18 of the PHRA, to the Government of U ar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary. This no ce sought an explana on as to why a sum of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fi y Thousand only) should not be recommended for payment to the vic m as compensaon for the viola on of his human rights. Addi onally, the Director General of Police, U ar Pradesh, was instructed to ini ate appropriate departmental ac on against the police officials responsible for the illegal deten on. Despite the issuance of the Show Cause No ce, the Commission had not received a reply at the me. Given the absence of a response to the Show Cause No ce, the Commission confirmed i ts recommenda on of monetary compensa on. In response to this recommenda on, the Superintendent of Police (Human Rights), U.P., conveyed through a le er dated 06 June 2022, that a sum of Rs. 50,000/- had been sanc oned for payment to the vic m as compensa on, in compliance with the Commission's direc ve. Consequently, the case was closed on 07 September 2023. 8.) Illegal Arrest and Assault on Four Individuals by an Inspector in Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. (Case No: 35/2/15/2019) The Commission received a complaint from the complainant on 02 August 2019, alleging the arrest of her husband and three others by the police, following an assault and in jury in custody on 15 July 2019, in Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. In response to the Commission's direc ves, the DIG Eastern Range Namsai, AP, submi ed that the person, along with his three accomplices, was caught red-handed by Sushee Infra & Mining Pvt. Ltd. while stealing the generator of the aforemen oned company. All of them were taken to PS on 15 July 2019 at 23:30 hrs. On 17 July 2019, a complaint was received from the wife of the accused against an Inspector of PS Hayuliang for assault. It was revealed that the case was under inves ga on and a disciplinary ac on had also been ini ated against the delinquent official/ Inspector. However, the allega on 28 leveled in the complaint could not be substan ated, due to a lack of evidence. The departmental enquiry ini ated against the Inspector was s ll pending and could not be completed because of COVID-19. The D. I. G. Eastern Range, via a report dated 24 November 2020, informed tha he Departmental Enquiry against the Inspector had been completed. Inspector had two charges leveled against him: 1. Bea ng of the accused along with his three accomplices while in police custody, and 2. Not following the proper procedure of ge ng a medical check-up done of the vic ms before taking them into custody. The first charge could not be proved due to a lack of evidence. However, the second charge was proved against the Inspector. The Disciplinary Authority, hence, awarded a punishment of stoppage of one increment to the Inspector. Vide proceedings dated 28 January 2021, the Commission observed that the conduct of police officials had violated human rights of the vic ms, for which the State Government was vicariously liable. Under these circumstances, a Show Cause No ce u/s 18 of the PHRA was issued to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, through its Chief Secretary, requiring it to show cause why an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) each, as suitable compensa on, not be recommended, to be paid to the vic ms. However, the Commission did not receive any response to its show cause no ce. The Commission inferred that the concerned authority had nothing to urge in the ma er. Therefore, the Commission confirmed its recommenda on. In response, the Commission received a copy of communica on from the Joint Secretary (Home), Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, informing therein that Rs. 1, 00, 000/- has been disbursed to all four vic ms. In view of the above, the case was closed on 03 June 2022. 9.) Custodial Torture Case of six Tribal Women by the Police in Palghar, Maharashtra (Case No: 2849/13/37/2021) The complainant, the Indigenous Lawyers Associa on of India (ILAI), sought the interven on of the Commission on 24 November 2021, asser ng that there was custodial torture of six (6) tribal women at Vasai Police Sta on in Palghar district, Maharashtra. According to the vic ms, they were working as labourers in Vasai to earn their livelihood. The Commission took cognizance of the ma er and called upon the authori es concerned to submit the requisite reports Chapter 7 - Thematic Areas