Sikkim Court October 2015 Judgments

Prem Kumar Rai and Others Vs. The State of Sikkim, Through the Chief S ...

Court: Sikkim

1. In this Writ Petition, the Petitioners pray for a Writ or Order or Direction in the nature of Mandamus, directing an independent inquiry to be conducted by the Learned District and Sessions Judge (South), at Namchi, assisted by a senior advocate and to submit a time bound report before this Court, issue a Writ of Mandamus commanding the Respondents No. 6 and 7 to pay compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs) only, to the Petitioners for medical expenses incurred during their treatment at Central Referral Hospital, Tadong, Issue a Writ of Mandamus commanding the Respondents No. 1, 2 and 4, to put up in all Police Outposts and Police Stations in Sikkim the guidelines as laid down by the Hon ble Apex Court, in D.K. Basu vs. State of West Bengal : (1997) 1 SCC 416 and to suspend the Respondents No. 6 and 7 during the course of inquiry. 2. The allegations raised by the Petitioners are that the Respondents No. 6 and 7 committed custodial torture of the Petitioners and by keeping P...