https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308634 A Magistrate must apply judicial mind before authorising police custody; where custody is granted despite materials indicating illegal detention and custodial abuse, the order is non est, and any confession or recovery flowing from it has no evidentiary value. The Court also found the police investigation against the petitioner to be mala fide, marked by false records, contradictions with the case diary, and disregard of safeguards protecting women and personal liberty. As consequential relief, the Court directed continued investigation by a special team under supervisory control, ordered departmental action against responsible officers, and awarded compensation for wrongful detention and custodial harassment. en-us Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:41:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308634 A Magistrate must apply judicial mind before authorising police custody; where custody is granted despite materials indicating illegal detention and custodial abuse, the order is non est, and any confession or recovery flowing from it has no evidentiary value. The Court also found the police investigation against the petitioner to be mala fide, marked by false records, contradictions with the case diary, and disregard of safeguards protecting women and personal liberty. As consequential relief, the Court directed continued investigation by a special team under supervisory control, ordered departmental action against responsible officers, and awarded compensation for wrongful detention and custodial harassment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308634