and that Varsha returned at 10.45 a.m. after her meeting/visit. According to the complainant, six lady police staff including the jailor and constables assaulted Manjula, inside the office at about 10.30 a.m. and thereafter dragged her into barrack no.5, which is on the first floor of the jail. She has alleged that the applicant – accused, pushed Manjula on the floor and that all the six ladies brutally assaulted Manjula with sticks and fist and kick blows. According to the complainant, Manjula, a warder, was not obeying the orders of the jailor and constables and that there were complaints from the inmates that the warder was distributing damaged eggs to them and would give them short time for meeting their relatives and would ask co-inmates to do her personal work like massage etc. The complainant has alleged that a stick was also inserted in Manjula’s private part. As Manjula collapsed in the jail, later in the day, a doctor was summoned, however, as no lady doctor was available, Dr.Khan examined Manjula, and found that Manjula’s B.P. was not recordable and accordingly stated that Manjula should be admitted to the hospital. At 7.30 p.m., Manjula was taken to the hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. The statements of several witnesses (co-inmates) who had witnessed the incident, have been recorded, which clearly points to the complicity of the
