Author(s): Esha Chatterjee
Paper Details: Volume 1, Issue 1
Citation: IJLSSS 1(1) 9
Page No: 103-113
Abstract
The police is the only branch of government which are close to the citizens. Their basic function is to maintain public peace, law and order, prevention and detention of crime. Protection of domestic set up which includes the right to live with human dignity which is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed under article 21 of the constitution.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been receiving many complaints relating to abuse of power by the police officers. Like non-registration of FIR, arrest of innocent persons in false cases, false encounters, corruptions etc. The civil society considers it a serious crime against the dignity of human being and a violation of human rights.
In this paper an attempt has been made to discuss the abuse of powers by police officials the main objective of the paper is to discuss statistics of police abuse during past years. In what aspect do they abuse their powers. Some landmark judgements related to police abuse. The sources of the discussion are from newspapers, magazines, police commission reports, books, national human rights websites, and from other sources.