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HC orders CB-CID probe into assault of convict prisoner
Madurai:
Madras high court
on Monday ordered the CB-CID to investigate the case concerning the assault on a convict prisoner by police personnel in Trichy Central Prison.
A division bench of justice A D Jagadish Chandira and justice R Poornima passed the order while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by M Angammal of Madurai, mother of the convict prisoner M Harikarasudhan.
The petitioner stated that her son, Harikarasudhan, was arrested by the SS Colony police in Madurai for offences under the NDPS Act in 2020. In 2024, the I additional NDPS special court in Madurai convicted and sentenced him to 14 years of imprisonment. He was lodged in Madurai Central Prison, where he completed Class X. She mentioned that her son was transferred to Trichy Central Prison six months ago for his studies since he applied to pursue an ITI course.
On July 26, her son was beaten up by deputy jailor, Manikandan using a lathi when he was lying in his prison cell. She claimed that several other police personnel came to the cell and assaulted her son, causing him severe injuries. On July 28, when their lawyer visited the prison for an interview, Harikarasudhan showed him the injuries. The police personnel forcibly took her son away without allowing him to speak to the lawyer and assaulted him.
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Hence, the petitioner moved court seeking action against the police personnel.
Earlier, the court called for a report from the Trichy principal district judge, who is the chairperson of the district legal services authority. According to the report, while Harikarasudhan was reading a newspaper, Manikandan came to the block for usual rounds and asked Harikarasudhan to stand and inquired why he did not go to work. Harikarasudhan, without standing, replied while sitting on the floor.
Angered by this, Manikandan slapped him.
Harikarasudhan retaliated by slapping Manikandan.
Thereafter, Harikarasudhan was dragged from the prison block and assaulted by Manikandan and other prison personnel. The doctor's report confirms that Harikarasudhan sustained injuries and was referred to the prison hospital on July 27. Subsequently, treatment was provided to him. Admittedly, it is a case of assault and ill-treatment of a prisoner by prison staff inside the prison, the court observed.
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