NHRC directed to issue conditional summon to the Superintendent of Police, Rai Bareli, Uttar Pradesh on the complaint of PVCHR A Dalit was beaten by the upper caste accused persons and police have not registered case against the said accused persons.

 

Case No.- 9394/24/61/2020

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

(LAW DIVISION)

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MANAV ADHIKAR BHAWAN, BLOCK-C,

G.P.O. COMPLEX, INA, NEW DELHI- 110023

Fax No.: 011-24651332    Website: www.nhrc.nic.in

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Date : 03/06/2021

 

To,

THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SP Office, SH 38, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh RAI BARELI UTTAR PRADESH 229001 Email- sprbi@gmail.com

 

Sir/Madam,

The case No. 9394/24/61/2020 in respect of ANUP SRIVASTAVA, was placed before the Commission on 03/06/2021. Upon perusing the same, the Commission directed as follows:

The complainant Sh. Anup Srivastava, a human right activist, has alleged that a Dalit man named Ram Shankar s/o Ram Naresh Gautam was beaten by the upper caste accused persons on 27.4.2020, due to which the victim succumbed to the injuries inflicted by the accused persons. The complainant has alleged that the police have not registered case against the said accused persons. It is also alleged that the victims family fears that the police is being influenced by the accused persons. The Commission took cognizance of the matter on 28.07.2020 and directed the Superintendent of Police, Rai Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, to submit an action taken report within 4 weeks. However, no response has been received from the Superintendent of Police, Rai Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, till date despite an online reminder dated 08.01.2021. Therefore, the registry is directed to issue conditional summon to the Superintendent of Police, Rai Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, u/s 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to appear before the Commission on 01.09.2021 at 11:00 AM along with the requisite report. Should however the requisite report is received by the Commission a week prior to the stipulated date the personal appearance of Superintendent of Police, Rai Bareli, Uttar Pradesh shall stand dispensed with. However, if the Superintendant of Police, Rai Bareli, Uttar Pradesh fails to comply with the order of the commission without lawful excuse, the Superintendent of Police, Rai Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, might be subjected to the consequences of non-attendance laid down in Rule 10 and Rule 12 of Order XVI of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the Commission may be constrained to initiate criminal proceedings under sections 175/176 of Indian Penal Code,1860 and such other action as it deems proper under the Law.

2.         This is for your information and further necessary action.

 

Your’s faithfully Sd/- K.K. Shrivastava ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (LAW) M-5 Section Ph. No. 011-24663291 Email. ar5.nhrc@nic.in