MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) & (b): Number of the cases relating to death in police custody registered in NHRC on the
basis of information received from the State authorities are as below.
Year Number of cases
2006-2007 - 119
2007-2008 - 188
2008-2009 - 127
A statement indicating the year-wise and State-wise details of cases of death in police custody
registered in NHRC based on intimation received from State authorities is annexed at Annexure.
“Police†and “Public Order†are State subjects under the Constitution of India. It is for the
State Governments to take appropriate action in every crime.
(c): “Police†and “Public Order†are State subjects under the Constitution of India. It is for
the State Governments to take appropriate action in every crime. The Government has issued the
necessary guidelines to all the State Governments to comply with the 1996 directives of the Supreme
Court that entails devising of proper procedures to be followed while making arrests.
(d): Does not arise.
(e): Section 176 of the Criminal Procedure Code has been amended vide Code of Criminal Procedure
(Amendment) Act 2005 to provide that in case of death of disappearance of a person or rape of a woman
while in custody of the police, there shall be a mandatory judicial inquiry and in case of death,
examination of the death body shall be conducted within twenty four hours of death. The Union
Government have been issuing guidelines to the State Governments from time to time advising them to
ensure that adequate steps are taken to check instances of violation of human rights.
At present, there is no proposal under consideration of the Government to constitute a task
force.
