Magistrates and Police Officers May Be Personally Liable to Pay Compensation for Illegal Preventive Detention; Guidelines Issued: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark judgment aimed at protecting the fundamental right to personal liberty, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to pay compensation of ₹25,000 per day to citizens who are illegally detained beyond 24 hours under preventive detention provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) or the earlier criminal procedure framework relating to breach of peace proceedings. The Court further directed that such compensation…
