• A.S.SHAMRIN

Initially the dawn of civilization, torture has been a component of the legal system, and in certain nations, law enforcement agencies continue to employ it as the most efficient means of coercing the truth from criminals. Torture, but no municipal legislation shielding or prohibiting its residents from torture has yet been passed. The document addresses torture in custody, abuse during police investigations, and the cruel jail conditions in India. However, as fundamental rights and natural rights have developed, torture has emerged as the most blatant infringement of the right to life, the right to live in dignity, and the freedom to live fearlessly. The Convention on Torture is a step towards establishing global consensus that torture of human beings is unacceptable. The article seeks to highlight the necessity and significance of India's anti-torture legislation. The fundamental need for maintaining the constitutional culture—which is fundamentally aimed at protecting people's dignity—is the prohibition forbidding torture. One of the very few nations in the world without a specific statute towards torture is India. The paper emphasises five connected areas: the Parliament's position on torture, the judiciary's position on it, the ideal law that ought to take effect as quickly as feasible, and the current laws on the subject.

Torture , Fundamental rights, Legislation , Judiciary , Right to Life.

"CUSTODIAL TORTURE IN INDIA: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NEED FOR AN ANTI-TORTURE LAW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.c389-c398, January-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401240.pdf

"CUSTODIAL TORTURE IN INDIA: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NEED FOR AN ANTI-TORTURE LAW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no. ppc389-c398, January-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401240.pdf