सव भव तु सिखनः ु Annual Report 2022-23 the case as there was no jus fica on or basis to award any type of compensa on to the complainant. Upon careful examina on of the en re material on record, the Commission observed that while the police have every right, as a part of their duty to inves gate crimes, to detain a person suspected of a crime and ques on them, this has to be done in accordance with the law and a er following the laid-down procedure. Freedom and liberty of ci zens cannot be curtailed by the police at their discre on without following due procedure. In this case, it was admi ed that the police had taken departmental ac on, and one Inspector had already been awarded the punishment of censure. The Commission, therefore, was constrained to reject the submissions made by the Chief Secretary in response to the show cause no ce, as they were devoid of merit. The human rights of the complainant/ vic m were clearly violated, for which the State was vicariously liable to compen- sate him. The show cause no ce was, therefore, confirmed, and the State of Andhra Pradesh through its Chief Secretary was recommended to pay a sum of Rs.1, 00, 000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) as compensa on to the complainant/vic m Stalin within a period of six weeks. Pursuant to the direc on of the Commission, the Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh submi ed that the compensa on of Rupees One Lakh had been paid to the complainant. Details of payment and proof of payment were enclosed with the report. In view of these facts, no further interven on of the Commission was required. Hence, the case was closed on 02 August 2022. 11.) Two Youths Thrashed by Police Officer in Southwest Delhi, Delhi, Over Injured Pig Incident (Case No: 4831/30/7/2019) The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a news report published in The Times of India dated 23 October 2019, under the cap on “Youths thrashed by a cop for dialing hundred to rescue a pig.” According to the news report, two Tibetan youths were allegedly thrashed by a cop of Mahipalpur Police Sta on a er they called up the police control room about a pig lying injured on the road near Labour Chowk, Southwest Delhi, Delhi. In response to the Commission's direc- ons, ACP (Complaint), Vigilance, Delhi, through a le er dated 18 May 2020, forwarded a copy of the report from the 30 Addi onal Deputy Commissioner of Police, Southwest District, Delhi. The report revealed that on 21 December 2019 informa on was received at P.S. Vasant Kunj South about the hospitalisa on of two injured persons, at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. The police visited the hospital, collected the Medico-Legal Case (MLC) reports of both injured individuals, and interviewed them. According to their statements, on the relevant day at 02:00 a.m., while going for dinner, they spo ed an injured pig on the road. They called the Animal Care Centre for assistance, which instructed them to file a complaint with the police through the emergency number 100. Delhi Police Constable arrived at the scene. The representa ve of the Animal Care Centre was also present, and a video recording showed the Constable harassing the vic ms. The Constable got angry and demanded the vic m to delete the video he had recorded, and proceeded to physically assault both vic ms with a s ck, causing injuries. An enquiry led by the ACP, Vasant Kunj substan ated the statements. Consequently, a departmental enquiry was ini ated against the Constable. The vic ms' MLC reports indicated simple blunt injuries, leading to the registra on of an offense under Sec on 323 IPC dated 03 December 2019. The Commission reviewed the facts, circumstances, and the available material. It was observed that the erring Delhi Police Constable was guilty of causing voluntary hurt to the two vic ms. It was also observed by the Commission that the police is expected to uphold law and order, and when an officer resorts to brutality, it creates fear in society and is unacceptable. The State was held to be vicariously liable for such ac ons, and in the Commission's opinion, the vic ms deserved monetary compensa on for the viola on of their human rights. Consequently, the Commission issued a no ce under Sec on 18 of the PHRA to the Secre- tary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, asking them to explain within four weeks why a sum of Rs. 50,000/(Rupees Fi y Thousand only) should not be recommended to be paid to each of the two vic ms. Following the issuance of the show cause no ce, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Vigilance, Delhi, through a le er dated 28 September 2021, forwarded a copy of the report from Addl. DCP, Southwest District, New Delhi, dated 15 September 2021. The report corroborated the contents of the news report published in The Times of India on 23 October 2019. The report also confirmed that an offense under Sec on 323 IPC was made out based on the MLCs of the vic ms. The Constable responsible for the incident, Chapter 7 - Thematic Areas