(1.) Petitioner, father of a young boy, namely, Vinod aged about 6 years at the relevant time when he died because of an accident arising out of electrocution, has filed this petition claiming compensation from the respondents for death of his son.
(2.) It is the case of the petitioner that respondent Nos. 4 and 5 who are residents of the same village illegally put electric wire from the electric pole for the purpose of running a tube well in their house.
(3.) On 23.3.1998 petitioner's son Vinod came in contact with the live electric wire which was hanging from the pole as a result of which he suffered electric shock and died on the spot. F.I.R., Annexure P-1, was lodged and a case under section 304-A of Indian Penal Code has been registered against respondent Nos. 4 and 5. Copy of the challan and connected papers are filed as Annexure P-1.