Title: Abuse of power by law enforcement authorities in India with reference to human rights violation - a legal analysis

Authors: Sanghmitra Buddhist; Lakshmi Priya Vinjamuri

Addresses: Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Uttarakhand, India ' Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract: Human rights are referred to as the natural rights acquired by a human being by virtue of his birth which is indispensable for leading a dignified life. It is the duty of the state to protect the human rights of its subjects and one of the most important machineries of the state to protect human rights is the 'police' which sometimes itself turns out to be the violator of such rights. This paper highlights the deficiencies in the Indian policing system and the situations which encouraged the police to commit abuse of power along with the decided case laws of human rights violation resulting from police brutality. The paper also throws light upon the remedies available to victims of human right violation and the role of National Human Rights Commission and judiciary in upholding victim's rights, and finally concludes by giving appropriate suggestions to curb police dysfunction and bring about good governance throughout the country.

Keywords: policing; atrocities; police; police brutality; human rights; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRCS.2023.131846

International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2023 Vol.10 No.3, pp.228 - 240

Received: 15 Apr 2022
Accepted: 20 Apr 2022
Published online: 04 Jul 2023 *

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