'Custodial Violence a Concern': Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Police Official

The court was hearing the bail plea of a cop, who is accused of picking up the victim from his home and killing him.

Denying bail to a police official in a custodial death case of a 24-year-old, the Allahabad High Court (HC) observed that "custodial violence, custodial torture and custodial deaths have always been a concern for civilised society," Live Law reported.

The High Court bench of Justice Samit Gopal said, "Time and again the judicial verdicts of the Apex Court and other Courts have shown their concern and anguish in such matters."

The bench categorically said that it was not only a case of police excess, but a clear case of abuse of power and high-handedness of the police.