A STUDY ON POLICE BRUTALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PERMANENT INDEPENDENT PCA BOARD IN EVERY STATE
AUTHOR – S.R.SAI VISHAL, STUDENT AT SAVEETHA SCHOOL OF LAW, SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCE (SIMATS), CHENNAI
BEST CITATION – S.R.SAI VISHAL, A STUDY ON POLICE BRUTALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PERMANENT INDEPENDENT PCA BOARD IN EVERY STATE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (8) OF 2025, PG. 1108-1119, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344
ABSTRACT:
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.The utilization of excessive power by the police might be named as police ruthlessness or police brutality. Although an exact definition of this atrocious act is yet to be given. The phenomenon of police brutality has existed since the commencement of power to executive officials in India, and with the outbreak of Covid-19, there has been a lofty ascent in such instances of police fierceness. 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 instance 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. So that an unerring rule of law can be established.Due to this police brutality many of the common people who live below the poverty line are sffected maximally due to this act by the police,many of the poeple are complaining on harassment, torture,beatingsand some even told that many of them have died in the custody during their arrest.By this research we can find some solutions and lawfull provisions relating to prevention or liablity for police brutality in india.
KEYWORDS: brutality,constitution,government officials,discrimination,violence.