Introduction: The word custody implies guardianship and protective care. Even when
applied to indicate arrest or incarceration, it does not carry any sinister symptoms of violence …

Preventing torture in custody and ensuring strict compliance of its guidelines in custodial
deaths is one of the important agenda on the NHRC‟ s list. Sudden and unexpected death …

Numbers of deaths in custody are increasing every year. It is important to carry out research
studies in this field. In this six year retrospective study, all cases of custodial deaths brought …

Abstract Background: As per the Oxford dictionary custody means “protective care or
guardianship of someone or something”. In the legal parlance Custody is defined as any …

Custody related deaths are not uncommon in India. A meticulous autopsy becomes a
necessary part of the investigation. A retrospective study was done to analyze the …

Introduction: Custodial death brings attention to the death of a person in the police lockup or
in legal custody. Unexpected death in custody is time and again correlated with the …

Twenty cases of custodial deaths were examined retrospectively in the present study. Out of
these twenty cases, there were nineteen cases of males and one case of females. The …

Numbers of deaths in custody are increasing every year. Contrary to the popular belief,
deaths occurring in custody could be due to natural causes along with the unnatural ones …

Objective: To assess the causes and manner of custodial deaths in Karachi, and to
determine the factor of negligence on the part of the custodians behind such deaths …

On one hand the horizon of human rights is expanding but at the same time the crime rate is
also increasing. In this context, custodial deaths are among most contentious deaths for …