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Custodial torture - The harsh truth

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Sarthak Chaturvedi Custodial torture and violence have become so prevalent in India that a lot of us don't even know that it is illegal and unethical. Terms like third degree torture is commonly used in the Indian police department. A lot of human rights departments of several States have tried to raise the voices but things have remained unchanged from the past couple of decades. Custodial torture is not only limited to the physical torture that the inmates face but is also the mental torture that one has to go through. NCAT report: A mirror to the harsh truth National campaign against torture (NCAT) released a report on 26th of june (2020) which states that 1731 people died in custody in the year 2019, out of which 125 people died in police custody and the rest died in the judicial custody.  Extent of police brutality:  Police And jail officials since, operate in closed systems, have a sense of entitlement and impunity. Custodial brutality ranges from acts like slapping, kicking

Extra judicial killings: Can encounter killings be justified?

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  Sarthak Chaturvedi "The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything" -Albert einstein I completely agree with sir albert einstein and for that reason I often take support of my blog and write articles to voice my concern over issues that affect the masses.  In this particular article, I will be talking about one such major issue.  .  "Extra Judicial Killings" Why do I consider "Encounter Killings" A major issue?  Well I have a data set to support my concern. Do you know how many innocents are killed in Fake encounters every year?  NHRC registered 1,782 fake encounter cases between 2000-2017, 44.55% of them were from Uttar Pradesh.  In 2013- A repentant Punjab cop confessed something disturbing.  " He, who was recruited as constable in 1989, claimed that, under directions from seniors, he had killed more than 80 people in "Fake Encounters" Scary! Isn't it?  Extra judicial killings

What should you do if a false FIR is filed against you. Shedding light on 482 of CrPC.

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Sarthak Chaturvedi If someday, in order to wrongly implicate you in a false criminal matter, someone knowingly, lodges a FIR against you, where will you seek a remedy? How will you prove yourself innocent while taking a legal action against such a person? If you are interested in knowing '' What do you do when someone files a false FIR against you'' then do read this article till the very end. This article will be covering every aspect of Section 482 CrPC while explaining '' What is the punishment for false FIR''  Filing False FIR against enemies and then tarnishing their social status has lately become a favorite tool for some sick minded people. In many Instances a person, in order to take some kind of revenge or to destroy their business rivals, falsely implicate someone in a false case and lodge a false FIR against that person. Getting framed in a criminal case and putting up with subsequent police proceedings and interrogation, is the worst nightmar