PRAYAGRAJ, March 20 -- The Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to pay Rs.50,000 as compensation to an accused after police submitted incorrect information about his criminal history to oppose his bail application, which resulted in a 15-day delay in his release. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal was dealing with a bail plea filed by one Furkan, who was arrested in November last year in a case related to the theft of a car. However, while considering the merits of the case, the court granted him bail by an order dated March 10. His counsel also sought an order against the police department, stating that he could have been released on bail on February 23 but he remained in jail for 15 more days as the police claimed he had a criminal history of 12 cases instead of five cases. The court noted that the investigation officer supplied the incorrect information, adding that the accused has already explained the criminal history of five cases. "Therefore, compensation of Rs 50,000/- shall be paid by the state to the applicant within a period of one month from today. From the perusal of record, it is also clear that there was no malafide on the part of the IO but there was mistake because of his negligence that may be due to workload on him," the court said....