Jai Narayan Rai

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Charge:	Murder
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Years Imprisoned:	0.43
Year Crime:	1889
Year Convicted:	1889
Year Cleared:	1890
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
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City of Crime:	Patuha
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Jai Narayan Rai was wrongly convicted of a murder committed on October 21, 1889 in the village of Patuha, India. Rai's conviction was based solely on his purported confession on November 11, 1889 to a Deputy Magistrate that was recorded in English, although Rai only spoke and understood Hindi. Rai denied committing the murder of the man who had been released on bail after being charged with murdering Rai's father Soorji, by striking him on his head during a riot in Pathua in September 1889. During Rai's trial the judge specially rejected all evidence of his guilt, except for his purported confession. On April 22, 1890 the Indian High Court in Calcutta quashed Rai's conviction and ordered his acquittal on the basis of "non-compliance" with the statute because his alleged confession wasn't recorded in his native Hindi, but in English that he didn't understand. The Court stated: "... apart from the confession, there is no proof against the prisoner, we must set aside the conviction and dirct that the prisoner be acquitted.""
Conviction Caused By:	False confession.
Innocence Proved By:	"On April 22, 1890 the Indian High Court in Calcutta quashed Rai's conviction and ordered his acquittal on the basis of "non-compliance" with the statute because his alleged confession wasn't recorded in his native Hindi, but in English that he didn't understand. The Court stated: "... apart from the confession, there is no proof against the prisoner, we must set aside the conviction and dirct that the prisoner be acquitted.""
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Other
Information Source 1:	"Jai Narayan Rai v. Queen-Empress, 17 Cal. 862 (Calcutta High Court, 4-22-1890) (Quashing conviction and ordering acquittal based on a coerced confession.). Included in 'The Indian High Court Reports: Calcutta. 1911-1912, Volume 8, pg. 1119."
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Jai Narayan Rai

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

0.43

Year Crime:

1889

Year Convicted:

1889

Year Cleared:

1890

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Patuha

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession.

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Other

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"Jai Narayan Rai v. Queen-Empress, 17 Cal. 862 (Calcutta High Court, 4-22-1890) (Quashing conviction and ordering acquittal based on a coerced confession.). Included in 'The Indian High Court Reports: Calcutta. 1911-1912, Volume 8, pg. 1119."

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