PIL filed in Telangana HC against "Torture" by Telangana Police for forcing accused persons to move barricades at the State border

"Nowhere under the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, (Cr.pc) the police officers have power to give punishment to the person who is just accused of an offence", the petitioner asserts.

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27 May 2020, 10:27 am

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A PIL letter has been filed before the Telangana High Court seeking action against police officers who had allegedly forced five persons accused of causing hurt to move the barricades at the Andhra Pradesh-Telangana border "for a continuous period of 12 hours under the scorching summer heat." (PIL letter to Hon'ble Chief Justice of Telangana State)

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Fundamental Rights

Custodial torture

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Police torture

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