NHRC, India
Illustration 3.8: No. of custodial deat/rape cases during 2021-22
Recommendations of NHRC for Monetary Relief and its Compliance
3.30 During the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, the Commission recommended Rs. 11,72,25,840 as
payment of monetary relief/compensation to the victims/next of kin of the deceased in 359 cases. Out of
these 359 cases in which monetary relief was recommended, compliance reports were received only in 100
cases, wherein a total amount of Rs. 3,05,65,840 was paid to the victims/next of kin of the deceased. The
State/Union Territory-wise details of these cases are at Annexure– 4.
3.31 As on 31.03.2021, compliance reports were awaited in 259 cases wherein monetary relief
amounting to Rs.8,66,60,000 was recommendedduring the year (details of the cases at Annexure
– 5). Apart from the recommendations for monetary relief, the Commission also recommended
disciplinary/departmental action against the errant public servants in one case (details of the cases
at Annexure – 4A).The Commission, once again, recommends to all those States/Union Territories,
in particular, the Government of Uttar Pradesh, to take speedy action on cases pending with them
for compliance so that the monetary relief recommended in each case is immediately given to the
victim/next of their kin.
3.32 As is evident from the given Annexure – 5, during 2021-2022, out of total of 259 cases pending
for compliance of the Commission’s recommendation for grant of compensation/monetary relief,
75 cases were found to be pending with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, 27 cases with the
Government of Bihar, 25 cases with the Government of Odisha, 23 cases with the Government of
NCT of Delhi, 14 cases with the Government of Jharkhand, 11 cases with the Government of West
Bengal, eight cases each with the Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Haryana, seven
cases with the Government of Rajasthan, sixcases each with the Governments of Madhya Pradesh
and Maharashtra, five cases with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, four cases each with the
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