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Court also issued a notice to the collector for contempt of court over his initial "fake" affidavit. A young man from Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh, spent more than a year in jail under the National Security Act (NSA) after a bureaucratic mistake listed him as a detainee in a private dispute case. The Madhya Pradesh high court intervened in September, ordering his release and holding officials accountable for the error.Collector fined for mixing up namesShahdol district collector Kedar Singh, responsible for the mistake, was fined Rs 2 lakh by the court. The court said there was a "non-application of mind" as Singh admitted to "mixing up" names while checking and signing separate orders. The fine will be paid to Sushant Bais, the newly married man who was wrongfully jailed.Also Read: Vegetable vendor wins Rs 11 crore lottery after borrowing Rs 1,000 from his friendSingh had signed a document listing Sushant as an NSA detainee instead of Nirajkant Dwivedi, who was actually charged in the case. Sushant, a resident of Budwa village, was sent to judicial custody even though he had already reached a settlement in his minor dispute.Court issues contempt noticeThe division bench of Justices Vivek Agarwal and A K Singh issued a notice to the collector for contempt of court over his initial "fake" affidavit. The action followed a petition from Sushant’s father, Hiramani Bais, stating that his son was unfairly jailed on September 9, 2024.Live EventsAlso Read: Who is Brazilian Model Rahul Gandhi claim voted 22 times in HaryanaThe bench also directed the chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh to take action against the additional chief secretary of home for endorsing the collector’s order.Court criticises state government"There is absolutely no application of mind by the state govt as well, otherwise it would have bothered to read the order of detention," the court said in its order. The additional chief secretary of home told the court that the error occurred due to a clerk's "typographical mistake" and that the employee received a show-cause notice.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onNational Security ActMadhya Pradesh High CourtKedar Singhclerk typographical mistakensa (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onNational Security ActMadhya Pradesh High CourtKedar Singhclerk typographical mistakensa(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless Prime ExclusivesInvestment IdeasStock Report PlusePaperWealth Edition123View all Stories
