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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TMC will be voted back to power in Bengal: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna (PTI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Tuesday exuded confidence that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC will again be voted to power in West Bengal.
Yadav returned to Patna after a four-day poll campaign in West Bengal.
“The atmosphere there is euphoric and people want to bring Didi (Mamata Banerjee) back to power. I am fully confident that the TMC will win the election,” he told reporters here.
He said that a large number of people from Bihar living in West Bengal share a lot of love and respect for Mamata Banerjee.
Responding to BJP’s allegations that the TMC had “ruined” West Bengal during its tenure, the RJD leader said the “entire country has been ruined under the Narendra Modi-led government”.
“I want to ask one question to Modi ji – you have been prime minister for more than 11 years, tell me one thing you have done for Bengal,” Yadav said.
The first phase of elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
