CHAPTER 4 forwarded copy of the judgment dated 14.11.2014 in ST No. 34/13 of Additional Sessions Judge (I) Mandi in Crime No. 167/2013 of Police Station Sadar Mandi along with deposition of the complainant. The Hon’ble Court acquitted the accused for the offences punishable u/s 342 and 376 D of I.P.C. 4.96 The Commission on 13.4.2015 closed the matter as the victim denied the allegations of rape and wrongful confinement before Court. (d) Police High-handedness 13. Inaction by Police in Murder of a Scheduled Caste, whose Half Burnt Dead Body was Found at Kaladhungi Haldwani Road, Uttarakhand (Case No. 1684/35/7/2012) 4.97 Shri Laali Ram, s/o Dhaniram r/o Gulzarpur, Kaala Dhungi, District Nainital, Uttarakhand, requested the Commission for a CBI enquiry into the death of his son, Dhirendra Kumar. 4.98 The Inspector General of Police, Crime and Law & Order, Uttarakhand, reported that half-burnt dead body of Dhirendra Kumar was found lying at Ram Nagar Road, near petrol pump on 30.3.2012. Autopsy surgeon opined the cause of death as “shock due to antemortem burn injuries”. The CB CID report confirmed thatDhirendra Kumar had committed suicide due to failure in his love affair. The Inquiry Officer recommended departmental action against the Station Officer Shri Chander Mohan and Sub-Inspector Shri R.P.Kohli for negligence and non completion of enquiry in time. TheSenior Superintendent of Police, Nainital, reported that Station Officer and Sub -Inspector Shri RP Kohli have been punished with ‘warning’ for committing negligence in the matter. 4.99 On consideration of the material on record, the Commission directed the Government of Uttarakhand, to pay compensation of Rs. 1.00 lakh to the complainant for the negligence of police officials. 4.100 In response, the Superintendent of Police (HR), PoliceHeadquarters, Uttarakhand, has intimated that Rs. 1.00 lakh as compensation has been given to the complainant Shri Laali Ram. 14. Non-registration of FIR by Police in a Murder in Village Phogat, BhiwaniDistrict, Haryana (Case No. 3072/7/2/2012) 4.101 Shri Kanwar Singh alleged about the non-registration of FIR in the matter of the death of his son even after the recovery of dead body. National Human Right Commission Annual Report - 2014-2015 49