Kerala High Court Awards Compensation to NRI Man and Family After Wrongful Imprisonment in Chain-Snatching Case

TheKerala High Courtrecently awarded Rs 14 lakhcompensationto a NRI man and his family members after he was wrongfully put behind bars for 54 days in a chain-snatching case. JusticeP M Manojgranted Rs 10 lakh compensation to the man and Rs 1 lakh each to his four family members for suffering mental agony, trauma, defamation and harassment while directing, “This writ petition is disposed of by granting compensation to the tune of Rs 10 lakh to the 1st petitioner and Rs 1 lakh each to the petitioners 2 to 5, the wife and children of the 1st petitioner, who have suffered mental agony, trauma, defamation and harassment at the hands of respondents 2 to 4.”