Complaints before the Commission in Case No. 179/96 under Section 379 IPG. The post-mortem report attributed the cause of death to respiratory failure, and to the injuries caused on the body of the deceased. Upon perusal of the report, the Commission noted serious short-comings in it. No information was fonvarded to the ChiefJudicial Magistrate in Case No. 263/99 for not producing the accused (deceased) within 24 hours of his arrest; when the accused (deceased) was brought to the police station in an injured condition, the police failed r to register a complaint against those who had caused injuries; the death of the victim was caused while in police custody, and therefore, a video-film of the post-mortem conducted should have been made. An inquest report should also have been prepared by the Judicial Magistrate. While the SHO of the Mohania police station was arrested with immediate effect, and departmental proceedings were initiated against him, the Commission observed that the police had failed in the performance of their legitimate duties by not registering a case against the wrong-doers who had caused serious injuries to the husband of the complainant. The police was also negligent in not referring the seriously injured husband of the petitioner to the hospital in time, and in providing proper treatment; this had resulted in his death. The Commission further noted that the report was silent about the allegation of handcuffing of the injured husband. It was also admitted that no information was forwarded to the ChiefJudicial Magistrate for not producing the injured husband of the complainant before the said court, which confirmed that there had been deliberate inaction on the part of the police. The Commission observed that the evidence on record proved the allegation of the complainant of the ill-treatment of her husband by the police. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in vietv that the complainant was widowed at the age of 20 years and left alone with the responsibility of raising a six-month-old child, the Commission recommended the payment of interim compensation of the amount of Rs. 3 lakh to the wife of the deceased. The Commission further directed that a sum of Rs. 20,000/- may be paid by a demand draft to the complainant, and the balance deposited in a nationalised bank and the interest be paid to her every month. The Commission also asked the Government of Bihar to expedite disciplinary action against the errant police officer. The Commission was informed that necessary sanction was issued for payment of compensation. Violation of rights of children/women Suicide by a Dalit woman following rape by eight persons including four constables: Kamataka (Case No. 581/96-97/NHRC) A complaint dated 10 April 1996 was received from Hasan Mansur, President, PUCLKamataka, that ABC (name tvithheld to protect identity), a Dalit woman, was raped by eight persons, of whom some were constables, and she had subsequently committed suicide. The 127