In pursuance of a Supreme Court orders, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said three convicts, including UP politician DP Yadav’s son Vikas, will have to pay compensation to the family of Nitish Katara who was abducted and killed in 2002 here.
A special bench, comprising Justices Gita Mittal and JR Midha, which had asked Delhi legal Services Authority (DlSA) OSD SS Rathi to enquire about the convicts’ capacity to pay the compensation, today gave three weeks extra time for this purpose. The court asked Rathi to file his report after the summer vacation. The apex court had in a landmark verdict in Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad Vs UOI case, said that under Section 357 of CrPC, courts dealing with criminal offences are bound to consider granting compensation to the victims or their families. Meanwhile, PK Dey, counsel for Neelam Katara, mother of the deceased, briefly argued in support of his plea on enhancement of sentence. The court has fixed the matter for further hearing on July 2.