Custodial Violence and the CCTV Mirage:  Why Rule of Law is Faltering in Uttar Pradesh

S. M. Haider Rizvi

doi:10.63363/aijfr.2026.v07i03.5575

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Custodial Violence and the CCTV Mirage: Why Rule of Law is Faltering in Uttar Pradesh

Author(s)	S. M. Haider Rizvi
Country	India
Abstract	The Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh, was supposed to be a watershed moment for human rights in India. It mandated that every police station be equipped with night-vision CCTV cameras, recording both audio and video, with a non-negotiable requirement to preserve footage for a minimum of one year, and ideally eighteen months. These weren't mere administrative suggestions; they were constitutional imperatives issued under Article 21 to ensure that transparency becomes the bedrock of human dignity in custodial spaces. However, responses to my RTI applications across Uttar Pradesh reveals a disturbing systemic defiance of these mandates.
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-14
DOI	https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2026.v07i03.5575

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