A Study On Rights Of Accused In Police Custody And Public Awareness In Chennai

P. Jayaganapathe, B.A. L.LB. (Hons), Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai

ABSTRACT:

The rights of an accused person is that the accused pesons have where the rights include the right to remain silent: A person has the right not to make oral statements to the police. The right to an attorney: A person has the right to have an attorney present during questioning. The right to be informed of Miranda rights: When a person is taken into custody, they need to be made fully aware of their Miranda Rights. These rights include the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, and the warning that anything they say can be used against them in court. When the accused is kept under police, the right not to be treated badly. The government initiative is Indian constitution 1950, Article 22 of the constitution. The research methodology used is Empirical research, the convenient sampling method is used to collects samples, there are totally 200 samples collected. The trends in the rights of accused is Restricting the right to bail: The trend in restricting the right to bail in non-capital cases. This has led to appeals based on the long history of denying bail only in capital cases, The Supreme Court has made several decisions involving Miranda Rights, which include the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, and the warning that anything they say can be used against them in court. The outcome of the research is to spread an awareness about the rights of the accused and the impacts in it.

Keywords: Rights of Accused Meaning, Rights of Accused Under Article 22, Violation of Accused Rights in Various Grounds.