STATE OF MAHARASHTRA . vs SHEELA — SLP(Crl) No. 1569/2005

The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Maharashtra's special leave petition challenging the High Court's award of compensation to legal heirs in a custodial death case, but extended the compensation payment deadline by six weeks. The Court directed the three petitioner authorities to file responses within four weeks detailing measures taken to prevent future custodial torture incidents, with the Court indicating it may register the matter as a PIL under Article 32 based on those responses. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.