

But records reveal the deceased was not provided any treatment in jail till he was shifted to the hospital on February 23, said the high court. “The state government having failed in its duty, the petitioners are entitled to compensation,” they added, noting that the high court“cannot compensate human life in the true sense”.

“The duty of the state to provide medical treatment to prisoners, to take care and ensure the safety and security of the prisoners and treat them with human dignity needs no affirmation,” said a bench of Justices Anuja Prabhudessai and R M Joshi in their March 2 judgment. MUMBAI: The Bombay HC recently held that the death of a 32-year-old undertrial in 2012 was “only due to the failure of the jail authority to provide medical treatment” and directed the Maharashtra government to give Rs 10 lakh compensation to his widow, children and parents in four weeks.
