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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Bihar Human Rights Commission&#039;&#039;&#039; was established on 3 January 2000 by Notification No. 207. The Commission became functional by notification No. 6896 on 25 January 2008 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://bhrc.bih.nic.in/ |title=BHRC |website=Bhrc.bih.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-02-28 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206105856/http://www.bhrc.bih.nic.in/ |archivedate=2017-02-06 |df= }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with appointment of the first &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chairperson&lt;/del&gt;, Justice S. N. Jha former Chief Justice of the Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir and [[Rajasthan High Court]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://hcraj.nic.in/formercj.htm |title=***** Welcome To The Official Website Of The High Court Of Judicature At Rajasthan |website=Hcraj.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-02-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; along with Justice Rajendra Prasad, a former Judge of the [[Patna High Court]] and R. R. Prasad, a former Director General of Police, Bihar as supporting members of the commission.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Bihar Human Rights Commission&#039;&#039;&#039; was established on 3 January 2000 by Notification No. 207. The Commission became functional by notification No. 6896 on 25 January 2008 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://bhrc.bih.nic.in/ |title=BHRC |website=Bhrc.bih.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-02-28 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206105856/http://www.bhrc.bih.nic.in/ |archivedate=2017-02-06 |df= }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with appointment of the first &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;chairperson&lt;/ins&gt;, Justice S. N. Jha former Chief Justice of the Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir and [[Rajasthan High Court]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://hcraj.nic.in/formercj.htm |title=***** Welcome To The Official Website Of The High Court Of Judicature At Rajasthan |website=Hcraj.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-02-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; along with Justice Rajendra Prasad, a former Judge of the [[Patna High Court]] and R. R. Prasad, a former Director General of Police, Bihar as supporting members of the commission.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to TPHRA, 1993&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;autogenerated1&quot;/&amp;gt; (with amendment act 2006), The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Commission &lt;/del&gt;is entitled to perform any of the following functions:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to TPHRA, 1993&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;autogenerated1&quot;/&amp;gt; (with amendment act 2006), The &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;commission &lt;/ins&gt;is entitled to perform any of the following functions:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Autonomously investigate on a petition filed by a victim or any person on his/her behalf as a complaint of&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Autonomously investigate on a petition filed by a victim or any person on his/her behalf as a complaint of&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:# Violation of human rights and instigation or&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:# Violation of human rights and instigation or&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Perform any other functions that may be considered necessary for the promotion of human rights.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Perform any other functions that may be considered necessary for the promotion of human rights.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is clarified that though the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Commission &lt;/del&gt;has the power to inquire in violation of human rights (or instigation thereof) by a public servant. Instances where the human rights are violated by a private citizen, the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Commission &lt;/del&gt;can intervene if there is failure or negligence on the part of a public servant to prevent any such violation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is clarified that though the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;commission &lt;/ins&gt;has the power to inquire in violation of human rights (or instigation thereof) by a public servant. Instances where the human rights are violated by a private citizen, the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;commission &lt;/ins&gt;can intervene if there is failure or negligence on the part of a public servant to prevent any such violation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bihar Human Rights Commission&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was established on 3 January 2000 by Notification No. 207. The Commission became functional by notification No. 6896 on 25 January 2008 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://bhrc.bih.nic.in/ |title=BHRC |website=Bhrc.bih.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-02-28 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206105856/http://www.bhrc.bih.nic.in/ |archivedate=2017-02-06 |df= }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with appointment of the first Chairperson, Justice S. N. Jha former Chief Justice of the Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir and [[Rajasthan High Court]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://hcraj.nic.in/formercj.htm |title=***** Welcome To The Official Website Of The High Court Of Judicature At Rajasthan |website=Hcraj.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-02-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; along with Justice Rajendra Prasad, a former Judge of the [[Patna High Court]] and R. R. Prasad, a former Director General of Police, Bihar as supporting members of the commission.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Functions==&lt;br /&gt;
According to TPHRA, 1993&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;autogenerated1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; (with amendment act 2006), The Commission is entitled to perform any of the following functions:&lt;br /&gt;
* Autonomously investigate on a petition filed by a victim or any person on his/her behalf as a complaint of&lt;br /&gt;
:# Violation of human rights and instigation or&lt;br /&gt;
:# Negligence in the prevention of such violations by any public servant.&lt;br /&gt;
* Get involved in any proceeding under allegation or violation of human right pending before a court with the approval of that court.&lt;br /&gt;
* Inspect living conditions of the inmates in any jail or any other institution under the control of the State Government where persons are detained or lodged for purposes of treatment, reformation or protection.&lt;br /&gt;
* Review the safeguards provided in the constitution or any other law for the time it is in force to ensure the protection of human rights&lt;br /&gt;
* Review the factors that inhibit the enjoyment of human rights&lt;br /&gt;
* Undertake and promote research and awareness programs in the field of human right&lt;br /&gt;
* Promote human right awareness through literacy campaigns, publications, seminars etc. for the protection and safeguards available under human rights practices.&lt;br /&gt;
* Encourage involvement of Non-Government Organizations and individuals for expansion work in the field of human rights awareness.&lt;br /&gt;
* Perform any other functions that may be considered necessary for the promotion of human rights.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is clarified that though the Commission has the power to inquire in violation of human rights (or instigation thereof) by a public servant. Instances where the human rights are violated by a private citizen, the Commission can intervene if there is failure or negligence on the part of a public servant to prevent any such violation.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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