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Custodial Deaths and Torture: A Human Rights Abuse





Maya Bharath, BBA LLB (Hons.), PES University


Abstract


The research paper aims to address one of the very serious and outraging issue of custodial deaths and torture in police custody depicting it as a play of power by the concerned authorities that inturn immensely abuses the human rights guaranteed under various provisions of law. This paper looks into the aspect of the statistics prevalent across the country along with certain specific violations of rights. It further tries to explore the foul play and impunity enjoyed by the police in such cases and consequently seeks to present some observations, suggestions and solutions for the same.



Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research

Abbreviation: IJLLR

ISSN: 2582-8878

Website: www.ijllr.com

Accessibility: Open Access

License: Creative Commons 4.0

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