Court : Guwahati
..... protecting, the fundamental rights of those who are illegally detained or subjected to custodial violence, should also stand guard against false, motivated and frivolous claims in the interest of the society and to enable police to discharge their duties fearlessly and ..... the indian evidence act, 1872 so is to provide that in the prosecution of a police officer alleged offence of having caused bodily injuries to a person while in police custody, if there is evidence that the injury was caused during the period when the person was in police custody, the court may presume that the injury was caused by the police officer having the custody ..... human rights commissions or cbi) may be entrusted with adequate power, to investigate complaints of custodial violence against police personnel and take stern and speedy action followed by prosecution, where necessary.the endeavour should be to achieve a balanced level of functioning, where police respect human rights, adhere to law, and take confidence building measures (cbms), and at the same time, firmly deal with organized crime, ..... from perusal of the said report of the learned district judge, manipur east dated 30.12.2005 and also the statements of the pws, statement of rws and statement of cws it is seen that the district judge, manipur east, after appreciation of the statements of witnesses and also the materials available on record had given sufficient reasons for deciding ..... chapter dealing with the fundamental rights is contained in part iii .....
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