SC orders ₹25 lakh compensation for MP man jailed nearly 5 years beyond sentence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Madhya Pradesh government to pay ₹25 lakh in compensation to a man who spent over four years and seven months in prison beyond his lawful sentence on Monday.
The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan further directed the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority to undertake a countrywide jail survey to ensure that no other offenders stay behind bars after serving their sentence or being given bail.
The court had earlier described the prolonged incarceration of Sohan Singh, a rape convict, as “quite shocking.” According to a report by Hindustan Times, he was convicted in 2005. Singh was sentenced to life in prison. The Madhya Pradesh High Court later reduced his sentence to seven years in 2017, citing flaws in the prosecution's evidence. Eight years after the high court’s order he was released only on June 6, 2025.
State counsel later clarified that Singh had been on bail for part of the period, and the excess incarceration totaled nearly 4.7 years. The bench slammed the state for filing “misleading affidavits” that initially overstated the duration of wrongful imprisonment, stressing that such systemic failure violates fundamental rights.
Singh’s case came to light only after he petitioned the Supreme Court earlier this year. The court had since pressed the state to explain how such a miscarriage of justice occurred and to identify those responsible.
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Woman throws 18-month-old daughter in drain in Faridabad: Police
Faridabad (PTI): A woman allegedly killed her 18-month-old child - her sixth daughter - by throwing her into a drain in Faridabad, claiming she committed the crime as she was unable to take care of her family due to poverty, according to police.
The incident occurred near Dheeraj Nagar on April 23 when the girl's body was found stuck in an iron mesh along a drain by two school children, the police said on Sunday, adding the body was retrieved and sent for a postmortem.
A Crime Branch team, which was probing the case, found CCTV footage showing the girl's mother carrying her in her arms in the area. She then returned alone. The police took the woman into custody, and during questioning, she confessed to throwing the girl into the drain, they said.
The infant died of drowning.
The accused was identified as Neelam, a native of Madhubani in Bihar. She lived in Faridabad with her husband Sanjay, who works in a private firm, the police said.
A senior investigating officer said that during interrogation, the woman said that the deceased was the youngest of her six daughters and that she was driven to commit the crime due to poverty.
"She revealed that her family's financial situation was extremely poor, and with six daughters, she was unable to raise them properly," the officer said.
Police spokesperson Yashpal said they are investigating the matter and the entire picture will be clear soon.
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