A unique case has come to the fore in Madhya Pradesh. After being released from the court after being in jail for two years on the charges of gangrape, a man has sued the state government. This man, a resident of Ratlam, has sought a compensation of Rs 10,006.02 crore from the state government for being imprisoned for two years. Kantu alias Kantilal Bhil (35 years) has been acquitted in the gangrape case by a local court on October 20, 2022.
He says that being imprisoned for 2 years in this case caused his family to starve, due to which he had to go through ‘physical and mental pain’. According to his lawyer Vijay Singh Yadav, along with the Madhya Pradesh government, the investigators of the gangrape case have also been made defendants in this case. The hearing of this case will be held on January 10 in the District and Sessions Court.
Rs 10,006.02 crore sought for these reasons
According to advocate Vijay Singh, his client has sought a compensation of Rs 10,006.02 crore, of which Rs 10,000 crore has been sought on the basis of ‘cost of human life’, while Rs 6.02 crore has been sought as compensation for physical and mental suffering caused to his family and Demanded for various reasons including legal expenses of Rs 2 lakh. Separately demanded Rs 2 lakh for being deprived of ‘sexual pleasure’.
Apart from Rs 10,006.02 crore, the man has also sought an additional compensation of Rs 2 lakh. He has asked for this compensation for depriving humans from God’s gift like sexual pleasure for two years. This petition has become a topic of discussion in the entire legal world.
Kantilal has said this in the petition
According to Vijay Singh, in his petition, Kantilal has said that when the police arrested him on charges of gangrape on December 23, 2020, he was the only bread-earner in his family. He was taking care of his aged mother, wife and 3 children. When he was sent to jail on false charges, his family had to go through starvation.
Case was registered against him on July 20, 2018
According to Vijay Singh, a woman lodged a complaint against Kantilal at the Mansa police station on July 20, 2018. The woman accused Kantilal of raping her. The woman had alleged that after raping her, he handed her over to another man, who kept her captive in an isolated place and raped her for six months. Kantilal was arrested on the basis of this complaint, after which he had to stay in jail for almost 2 years.
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