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குற்வாளிக்கு 7.5 Lakhs Compensation எதற்க்கு? SC தீர்ப்பு | Illegal Detention Case Law ! PUGAZHENDHI The Supreme Court has directed the State of Chhattisgarh to pay Rs 7.5 Lakhs as compensation to a rape convict who was kept in prison beyond the period of sentence. "When a competent court, upon conviction, sentenced an accused and in appeal, the sentence was modified upon confirmation of the conviction and then the appellate judgment had become final, the convict can be detained only up to the period to which he can be legally detained on the basis of the said appellate judgment.", the bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar observed in a judgment delivered in May 2022 (but uploaded recently). Bhola Kumar was convicted in a rape case and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. On 19 July 2018, the Chhattisgarh High Court confirmed his conviction, but reduced the sentence to 7 years of rigorous punishment. While considering his special leave petition, the Supreme Court noted that he had undergone 10 years 03 months and 16 days of custody as revealed from the custody certificate. Taking serious note of this, Superintendent of Central Jail, Ambikapur, was directed to file affidavit.