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2024, Vol. 4, Issue 2, Part C

Legislative reforms in India and custodial violence: A legal upgradation in present scenario


Author(s): Suresh Chandra Sagar and Uday Veer Singh

Abstract: Custodial violence includes various kinds of torture that a person in prison, police custody as well as judicial custody undergoes due to various reasons. Violence is an apparatus is used to impose the one will on another and to feels the power and superiority over other. For that reason, the government has set up a way for the poor and vulnerable victims to get prompt relief through the National Human Rights Commission. The government has also complied with a number of protective standards set forth by international agreements, constitutional provisions, and statutory laws, but the number of cases of violence against inmates is rising daily.
The present research seeks to conduct a thorough analysis of understanding the root cause and instances of custodial violence nationwide, also critically examining the underlying causes of custodial deaths in India. And also analyses various ways through which this grave injustice can be prevented and raising the awareness among the humans for the protection of their Constitutional Rights.


DOI: 10.22271/27899497.2024.v4.i2c.108

Pages: 214-217 | Views: 83 | Downloads: 24

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International Journal of Criminal, Common and Statutory Law
How to cite this article:
Suresh Chandra Sagar, Uday Veer Singh. Legislative reforms in India and custodial violence: A legal upgradation in present scenario. Int J Criminal Common Statutory Law 2024;4(2):214-217. DOI: 10.22271/27899497.2024.v4.i2c.108
International Journal of Criminal, Common and Statutory Law
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