SC pulls up UP jail dept for violating liberty of a person; orders to pay ‘ Rs 5 lakh to man detained for month despite bail

Lambasting the UP prisons department for illegally detaining a man for 28 days despite his release on bail, SC Wednesday asked the state to pay him an interim compensation of Rs 5 lakh and ordered a judicial inquiry into lapses by Ghaziabad jail officials. It asked the state not to look for typographical errors in matters relating to liberty.Original Article