ANTI-TORTURE LAW- A DIRE NEED IN INDIA
ABSTRACT “Life means not only physical existence. It means the use of every limb or faculty through which life is enjoyed. The right to life includes the right to a healthier environment”. ~ Justice P.N. Bhagwati As protests grew worldwide against the police brutality after the death of George Floyd, conversation in India around finding justice, for the victims of police brutality, struggle to take place. It’s not because India doesn’t have a problem with police violence, it’s because instances like these are very common, that to many, it’s a normal part of policing. On the streets, extra-judicial killings by the police are so common that some police officers have build a career as what’s known as an “encounter specialist”. Often the men in ‘Khaki’ are the only witnesses in these encounters and hence get away with the killings, by calling it self-defense. Police can keep a suspect in detention for up to 24 hours or if the courts allow, upto 15 days. But the number of people who...