Synergy And Collision Of Law And Morality In Indian Police System
Shruti Prasad, National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi
ABSTRACT
The research paper titled “Synergy and Collision of Law and Morality in Indian Police System” aims to highlight the complicated relationship between legal authority and moral principles in the context of Indian policing.
Firstly, the paper starts off by establishing a theoretical framework propounded by prominent scholars in relation to law and morality, thereby, offering a conceptual foundation of the research paper. Further, it moves on to examine the colonial origins of the Indian Police system and evaluate the transformative impact of constitutional values and judicial guidelines since independence.
Secondly, the issue of moral policing has been given mention in the succeeding sections of the paper to showcase the collision of law and morality in the Indian police system and analyze the extent to which morality is accepted within the ambit of law.
Thirdly, this research paper aims to emphasize the divide between synergy of law and morality on paper and the ground reality through the case study of custodial violence, thus, underscoring the ongoing efforts in the protection of human rights and individual freedom. In this aspect, various official statistics, findings of institutional statistics and recommendation related to the custodial violence have also been considered.
Lastly, in order to bridge this gap, the study puts forward an ethical framework and recommend practical solutions so that public confidence and accountability is restored in the police system.
Keywords: Synergy, Collision, Law, Morality, Indian Policing, Ethical Policing.
