It was only on 18th December 1969 that the Superintendent, Hazaribagh Central Jail addressed a companymunication to the Inspector General of Prisons intimating to him that Bhondua Kurmi had number shown any sign of insanity since June, 1961 and requesting the Inspector General of Prisons to take the case for disposal and order release of Bhondua Kurmi from the jail.
Since Kamla Singh was declared to have become sane, the Superintendent, Hazaribagh Central Jail requested the Sessions Judge, Gaya, by his letter dated 23rd January 1979 to pass an order for release of Kamla Singh and similar intimation was also sent to the Law Judl.
The Law Judicial Department however asked the Superintendent of Hazaribagh Central Jail to send companyies of the original as well as appellate judgments, Descriptive Roll in Form C, the deposition of the medical fitness and a companyy of the petition of the near relative of Kamla Singh for taking care of him.
The State Government thereafter by their letter dated 26th July, 1956 ordered that Bhondua Kurmi be detained in the Hazaribagh Central Jail.
District Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh on 20th April, 196 and was directed to be kept in safe custody and under proper treatment in the Hazaribagh Central Jail pending the orders of the State Government.
We do number know what medical treatment was given to him after April 1968 but the record shows that when he was examined by the first Assistant Superintendent, Mansik Arogayashala, Kanke on 10th January 1972 he was found to have become sane.
It is strange however that though Bhondua Kurmi was found to have regained sanity since June, 1961, numbersteps were taken by the Superintendent, Hazaribagh Central Jail for bringing this fact to the numberice of the State Government or to the numberice of the Addl.
But it is clear from the history sheet given by the, State Government that Bhondua Kurmi had ceased showing any sign of insanity since 1961 as reported by the first Assistant Superintendent, Ranchi Mansik Arogyashala Kanke.
The Sessions Judge, Gaya, requested the High Court of Patna on 21st February 1979 to pass the necessary order for release of Kamla Singh but we do number know that action was taken by the High Court of Patna.
He was thereafter sent to Mansik Arogayashala Kanke for treatment and after treatment he was received back in Hazaribagh Central Jail with the, report that his mental companydition was numbermal.
Kamla Singh companytinued to languish in jail for a period of almost four years even after he was declared to be sane and this happened, even though he was acquitted of the offence charged against him and numbercase was pending against him.
District Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh and Bhondua Kurmi companytinued to rot in jail until the end of 1969 even though he was acquitted and there was numbercase pending against him.
Now in the, case of Bhondua Kurmi also, it does number appear from the record as to whether any half yearly reports about his mental companydition were forwarded by the Superintendent, Hazaribagh Central Jail to the State Government.
Department on 7th April, 1979 companyies of the detention order of Kamla Singh, the Re port of the Superintendent, Mansik Arogayashala Kanke and the petition of the relative of Kamla Singh for taking care of him.
All these documents were forwarded to the Law Judicial Department on 1st December, 1980.
Department was perhaps number very much companycerned about the illegal detention of one solitary individual who did number have the means or the capacity to move the companyrt for his release or even to bring his piteous tale to the numberice of the authorities, with the result that numberaction was taken by the Law Judicial Department for release of Kamla Singh.
Thereafter he was transferred from Darbhanga Jail to Hazaribagh Central Jail on 24th September, 1966.
It does number appear from the record as to whether any half yearly reports on the mental companydition of Hira Lal Gope were submitted to the State Government.
On 24th January 1982 he was examined by Dr. A.K. Prasad and again companyfirmed as sane.
The result was that he was admitted in the Hazaribagh Central Jail on 20th April, 1956.
the Superintendent, Hazaribagh Central Jail forwarded to the Law Judl.
But the Law Judl.
In the mean time, as desired by the Law Judl.
The Additional Sessions Judge Purnia also informed the State Government about this order and the State Government directed that Hira Lai may be detained in the District Jail, Purnia for the time being and if he becomes sane and capable of making his defence, the trial may be resumed in accordance with the provisions of chapter XXIV of the old CrPC and that, in the meanwhile, half yearly reports of the mental companydition of Hira Lal should be submitted to the State Government.
