NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA 6. ii. The Commission examined all the relevant reports relating to the death of the deceased, as furnished by the State authorities. The magisterial enquiry report prepared by the Chief Magistrate, Juvenile Court concluded that due to negligence of the Caretaker and the Superintendent of the said home, the deceased, who had successively failed in his earlier three attempts managed to commit suicide on his 4th attempt. According to the enquiring Magistrate, had the Caretaker been alert on duty, the incident could have been averted. iii. The Commission carefully considered the materials on record and took note of the facts and circumstances of the case. Prima­facie, there appeared to be negligence on the part of the Caretaker and Superintendent of the Child Home, in not being vigilant, as a result of which the unfortunate incident occurred. The Commission was in complete agreement with the finding of the enquiring Magistrate. The negligence shown to the deceased by the concerned officials amounted to violation of his human rights. The Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra was directed to show cause as to why a compensation of Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) should not be recommended to be paid to the NoK of the deceased, within six weeks. iv. In response to the same, a report was where it was stated that no official of the Bal Griha could be said to be negligent as the deceased got up in the midnight and committed suicide by hanging herself to a tree. v. The Commission took note of the contents of the replies and found that there is nothing on record to differ with the findings of the Enquiring Magistrate. In the above circumstances, the Commission recommended to the State of Maharashtra to pay a compensation of Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) to the NoK of the deceased, within six weeks. The Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra has been directed to submit compliance along with proof of payment, within a period of six weeks. An inmate of the District Jail, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, namely Prem Prakash Singh (Munna Bajrangi), killed by one Sunil Kumar Rathi, in Baghpat Jail, where the deceased was kept to present him before a court (Case No. 33323/24/40/2017) i. In the present case, the Commission received a complaint dated 13.10.2017 from Smt. Seema Prem Singh in which she stated that her husband Prem Prakash Singh (Munna Bajrangi) is detained in District Jail, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh in connection with a case of murder which is pending in Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. She apprehended that during the journey, he may have been murdered in a fake encounter. Taking cognizance in the matter, the Commission called for a report from the Inspector General of Prisons, Government of Uttar Pradesh. ii. The matter was considered by the Commission from time to time and the report received in the matter was considered by the Commission. It was stated in a report dated ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 55

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