Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Complaints Before the Commission
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VIMHANS for extending medical facilities and treatment free of cost and by the Help Age
India to take over the patient and accommodate him in their half way home or old-age
home after the VIMHANS certified that the condition of the patient was stable.
Accordingly, orders for shifting of the patient to VIMHANS were pronounced by the
High Court on 31-7-2003.
4.199 Subsequently, the Commission moved a Criminal Writ Petition No. 1278/04 before
the High Court of Delhi and prayed for quashing of the trial of Charanjeet Singh whose
condition had deteriorated despite prolong treatment at various hospitals/ institutions. The
High Court vide its order dated 4/3/2005 quashed the trial of the mentally ill prisoner. The
High Court commended the initiative and the promise by the Government of NCT of Delhi
for taking care of medical need of Charanjit Singh after quashing of the trial.
Guidelines proposed by the NHRC for considering the cases of such mentally ill under-trial
was accepted by the court and suitable direction issued to the Government of Delhi in
this regard.
[Case No. 3628/30/2001-2002]
E] Action Taken on Cases Reported in the Annual Report for
the Year 2003-2004 and Earlier Reports
Custodial Death
1. Death of Chhigga in the Police custody at P.S. Sirsi, District Guna : Madhya Pradesh
(Case No. 1800/12/2000-2001-CD)
4.200 This case relating to the custodial death of Chhigga in police custody was earlier reported
in the Annual Report for the year 2003-2004.
4.201 The Commission recommended an interim relief of Rs. 20,000/- to the next of kin of the
deceased on the ground that the negligence of the concerned public servants in not providing
timely medical treatment during police custody was the immediate and proximate cause of death.
The Commission also asked the Chief Secretary to look into the functioning of the hospital and
take such remedial measures as deemed necessary.
4.202 Pursuant to the Commission’s directions, the Government of Madhya Pradesh informed
that the payment of Rs. 20,000/- has been made to the next of the kin of the deceased. The
Commission closed the case expressing a hope that the State Government has taken remedial
measures in respect of the conditions prevailing in the civil hospital, Guna, to avoid a repetition
of such incidents in future.
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