Police Brutality Would Stop If CCTV Cameras Are Installed: Kerala HC

• The Kerala High Court on Tuesday stated that brutality in police stations will stop once there are utilitarian CCTV cameras there, particularly in the cells.
• This was observed by the high court while hearing a man's request asserting that he was affixed to a railing and afterward accused of the offense of discouraging an official there from releasing his obligations when he looked for a receipt for a protest made by him.
• This lead is of the sort which happened in eighteenth century prisons and not of the 21st century, the court said.
• Regardless of the court descending intensely on the police, "occurrences of police ruthlessness are as yet being accounted for", the judge said.
• The court additionally said that police headquarters ought not be permitted to work thusly and that "this mercilessness will stop just when we have utilitarian CCTV cameras there".
• The judge, during the consultation, expressed what was cause for concern was that the police was currently holding on to "recover" CCTV film of the episode which happened in February this year to discover reality behind the complainant's cases, despite the fact that the video was not accessible in May according to a report presented by a DySP in October.
• The court recorded the matter for hearing in January one year from now and guided the police to document an oath on why the complainant be not remunerated under the public law solution for the injury and badgering endured by him.
• The appointed authority said the police was holding the situation under section 117 (e) of Kerala Police Act forthcoming against the complainant so it can later deal with him to drop his claims against the two officials, particularly the person who had affixed and stopped the FIR against him.

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