Pratap Nayak

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	14
Year Crime:	1989
Year Convicted:	1989
Year Cleared:	1994
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Naik Pratap was wrongly convicted of murder in 1989 when he was 13 years old. Naik Pratap was sentenced to life in prison. His conviction was quashed in October 1994 by the Orissa High Court, which ordered his acquittal. However, the acquittal order wasn't transmitted to the District Court, so no order for his release was issued. In January 2003 Naik Pratap was finally released, 8 years and 3 months after his acquittal. On August 20, 2007 the Orissa High Court ordered the payment of Rs 8 lakh (800,000 rupees or $19,484, at Aug 20, 2007 exchange rate.), as compensation for Pratap's many years of false imprisonment. It was the largest award in Indian legal history for false imprisonment."
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Innocence Proved By:	"His conviction was quashed in October 1994 by the Orissa High Court, which ordered his acquittal."
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Compensation Awarded:	"800,000 rupees (India, Aug 20, 2007) (US$19,494)"
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Orissa hc awards compensation to tribal man for illegal detention, India News, August 20, 2007"
Information Location 1:	http://www.indlawnews.com/E510349D8D6EEB1CAFEF9E70AFECF3D2
Information Source 2:	"Tribal youth gets justice at last, The Hindu, August 21, 2007"
Information Location 2:	http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/21/stories/2007082156080100.htm
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Pratap Nayak

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

14

Year Crime:

1989

Year Convicted:

1989

Year Cleared:

1994

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"His conviction was quashed in October 1994 by the Orissa High Court, which ordered his acquittal."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"800,000 rupees (India, Aug 20, 2007) (US$19,494)"

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Age When Released:

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Orissa hc awards compensation to tribal man for illegal detention, India News, August 20, 2007"

Information Location 1:

http://www.indlawnews.com/E510349D8D6EEB1CAFEF9E70AFECF3D2

Information Source 2:

"Tribal youth gets justice at last, The Hindu, August 21, 2007"

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http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/21/stories/2007082156080100.htm

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