Punjab and Haryana High Court orders State to pay ₹5 lakh to kin of youth who died by suicide at de-addiction centre

The Court said that even if the victim had suicidal tendencies, it was the duty of the State to take sufficient care.
Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently awarded a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the family of a 35-year-old man who died by suicide at a civil hospital’s de-addiction centre in 2017 [Barinder Dutt Vs. The State of Punjab & others]

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