The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday disposed of a petition it had initiated in 2017 after the State government informed it that a new policy has been framed to provide compensation to the families of persons who lose their lives in jails.

• As per the new policy, in the case of unnatural death inside prisons due to conflicts or fights among inmates, the family of the deceased person will be paid Rs 7.5 lakh. In the case of unnatural deaths, including suicide, the compensation is Rs 5 lakh.
• The government advocate submitted that a government order in this regard has been issued.
• The division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit, who heard the petition, disposed of it after recording the submission.