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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 539 of 1986.
Decided On: 18.12.1996
Appellants: D.K. Basu Vs. Respondent: State of West Bengal
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Kuldip Singh and Dr. A.S. Anand ORDER
Dr. A.S. Anand, J.
1. The Executive Chairman, Legal Aid Services, West Bengal, a non-political organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, on 26th August, 1986 addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of India drawing his attention to certain news items published in the Telegraph dated 20, 21 and 22 of July, 1986 and in the Statesman and Indian Express dated 17th August, 1986 regarding deaths in police lock-ups and custody. The Executive Chairman after reproducing the news items submitted that it was imperative to examine the issue in depth and to develop "custody jurisprudence" and formulate modalities for awarding compensation to the victim and/or family members of the victim for atrocities and death caused in police custody and to provide for accounta........