Police Torturing Relatives Of Accused Is A 'Colonial Practice', Violates Article 21: Allahabad High Court

Sparsh Upadhyay

19 May 2026 7:16 PM IST

  • Police Torturing Relatives Of Accused Is A Colonial Practice, Violates Article 21: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court has observed that the Police's act of torturing or harassing the relatives of an accused is a 'colonial practice' which is violative of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena added that in contemporary times, the police have scientific methods to locate...

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