Protection from police

CJI's remarks should expedite steps to stop custodial torture

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custodial deaths | justice | Police

Business Standard Editorial Comment  |  Mumbai 

As India enters the 75th year of Independence next week, it’s unfortunate that doubts still linger over the country’s ability to protect basic human rights and ensure access to justice for all. In a speech on Sunday, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana noted that the vulnerable population continued to live outside the system of justice.

He further said that “the threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest in police stations” and that custodial torture and police atrocities still prevail despite Constitutional guarantees. This is a sad commentary ...

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First Published: Mon, August 09 2021. 23:20 IST
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