prayer made by the
appellants for transferring the investigation into the
custodial death of Deva Pardhi to some other
investigating agency; and to direct ... assigned to the local police in
the FIR pertaining to the custodial death of Deva
Pardhi is still stuck up without a single accused being
said order the Apex Court while taking note of custodial death of one Deva
Pardi i.e. uncle of present applicant had observed that death ... assigned to the local police in the FIR pertaining to the custodial death of
Deva Pardhi is still stuck up without a single accused being
father in custody and for grant of
compensation for the custodial death of his father. The writ petitioner also
sought the initiation of departmental enquiry ... writ petitioner seeking a direction for award of
compensation for the custodial death of the father of the appellant and a
direction for initiation
father in custody and for grant of
compensation for the custodial death of his father. The writ petitioner also
sought the initiation of departmental enquiry ... writ petitioner seeking a direction for award of
compensation for the custodial death of the father of the appellant and a
direction for initiation
These Petitions were filed highlighting the increasing trend of
custodial deaths occurring both in the police stations as well as in
the prisons across ... time
directing adoption of various measures for curbing the number of
custodial deaths.
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These Petitions were filed highlighting the increasing trend of
custodial deaths occurring both in the police stations as well as in
the prisons across ... time
directing adoption of various measures for curbing the number of
custodial deaths.
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GOPI
Date : 14/08/2025
ORAL JUDGMENT
1. The trial of custodial death was against seven
accused, in Sessions Case no.37 of 1990 before ... further
investigation on his part. PW10 - PSI Sangvan
refers to the custodial death entry. However,
Mr. Shethna submitted that it was only on the
instructions
persons in
custody.
6. Rarely in cases of police torture or
custodial death, direct ocular evidence is
available of the complicity of the police
personnel ... persons in custody.
6. Rarely, in cases of police torture or
custodial death is there [any] direct ocular
evidence of the complicity of the police
trauma, a person experiences is beyond the purview of
law.
22. Custodial death is perhaps one of the worst crimes in a
civilised society governed ... India in
Parliament, acknowledging 1674 custodial deaths, including 1530
deaths in judicial custody and 144 deaths in police custody during
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transfer the entire
investigation process, concerning and related to the
said custodial death case, to the Central Bureau of
Investigation, with immediate effect and that ... final stop to this
never-ending malice of illegal detention and
custodial deaths."
3. By an order dated 17th August, 2020, this Court perused
