Notice against Public Servant by Shiva.

Notice against Public Servant

To

C. D. etc., Sub-Inspector in charge of . . . . . . . . Police Station, District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

As Pleader for and on behalf of A. B., son of . . . . . . . . , by profession . . . . . . . . , and residing at . . . . . . . . , I hereby give you notice as follows:

1. In . . . . . . . . while you were Station Officer of the Police Station
. . . . . . . . you maliciously and without any reasonable or probable cause arrested the said A. B. and searched his house and prosecuted him on a false charge of murder of his wife.

2. That while the said A. B. was in your custody in the police lock-up at . . . . . . . . you abused and beat him, gave him no food, did not allow him to sleep and caused him other inconveniences and tortures in order to extort money from him and, when he did not agree to pay you the money demanded by you as bribe, you challaned him and released X. Y. etc. who was the real murderer of the said A. B.’s wife.

3. That after a protracted trial at which you gave false evidence and produced suborned witnesses the said A. B. was acquitted, the Sessions Judge finding that the case against him was false.

4. That the said A. B. had to undergo great physical and mental suffering while he was in the lock-up as the undertrial prisoner and had to spend Rs. 5,000 in his defence.

5. The said A. B., therefore, demands from you Rs. 5,000 as damages for assault and battery, Rs. 5,000 as damages for his physical and mental suffering during the period of trial and Rs. 5,000 the cost incurred by him in his defence, total Rs. 15,000, and gives you notice that if you do not pay this amount or make other suitable amends to the satisfaction of the said A. B., the said A. B. will on the expiry of two months from the date of service of this notice file a suit against you for the recovery of Rs. 15,000 as damages for assault and battery and malicious prosecution in the Court of the Civil Judge at . . . . . . . .

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