National Human Right Commission CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Preventing Custodial Violence 2.24 The NHRC received 1,670 intimations concerning death in judicial custody[1], 152 intimations of death in police custody, and one intimation of death in para-military / defence forces custody during the year 2015-16. It disposed of 1218 cases of custodial death, 1,080 cases of death in judicial custody, 131 cases of death in police custody and 7 cases of death in the custody of para-military forces/defence forces. These figures contain cases of previous years as well. See the Graph below for all details. NUMBER OF CUSTODIAL DEATHS/RAPES CASES REGISTERED & DISPOSED OF DURING 2015-2016 NHRC Recommendations for Monetary Relief and its Compliance 2.25 During the period, the Commission recommended Rs. 6,05,60,000 as payment of monetary relief/ compensation to the victims/next of kin of the In the Annual Report, judicial custody means persons in jails as per the orders of the court. [1] 14 Annual Report - 2015-2016