A Critical Study on Police Brutality in India

A Critical Study on Police Brutality in India

Author Name : Pooja Ramesh, B. Akshai Aanand

In this research we are going to see on the topic of police brutality in India,it not only tells what is police brutality but also tells about why its happening and its effects on people in india. Although an exact definition of this atrocious act is yet to be given. So it turns out to be important to investigate the laws and resolutions that administer the police and why the judiciary has ended up being incapable of curbing this unlawful policing culture. This research mainly focuses on the laws and precedents related to police brutality and some of the instances of police brutality which still remains unsolved or unresolved. There are some of the provisions related to police and the reason why the judiciary proved to be ineffective to the common man in providing justice. With the help of this research we have discovered that the Indian laws and statutes governing the police provide sovereign immunity to them which narrows the scope of the victims in getting justice. Even the judgments by the courts only provided pecuniary damages to the victims not only in cases of public liability but even in criminal acts done by the police. This situation of scant police accountability can be tackled if the lower courts are given jurisdiction to try the police brutality cases apart from the Supreme Court and High Courts. Separate acts or provisions should be framed defining the extent and liability of the criminal acts by the police. By this research we can find some solutions and lawful provisions relating to prevention or liability for police brutality in india.