Orissa High Court awards ₹15 lakh and directs Group D appointment after undertrial dies in jail

The Orissa High Court has directed ₹15 lakh compensation and a Group D appointment for the widow of an undertrial prisoner who died in custody. Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy relied on inquiry and medical findings connecting Charan Behera's death with inmate assault and jail negligence. The Court rejected the State's attempt to confine relief to ₹3 lakh under a notification. It directed ₹10 lakh to the widow and a ₹5 lakh fixed deposit for the minor daughter for six years. The exercise must be completed within two months. The employment direction was granted as a special case on these facts.