Protection of Arrested Persons from Police Atrocities, Public Humiliation and Digital Stigmatisation
Viral videos dated 28.07.2026 allegedly depicted Uttarakhand Police personnel publicly beating persons with lathis/dandas on a public road, while another related video contained threats of dragging and burning them alive. The PIL challenges public assault, humiliation, parade, media exposure and publication of identifying details of arrested persons, and seeks a State-wide constitutional SOP for humane and lawful policing.
The PIL remains pending. On 06.08.2026, the Court granted four weeks’ time to the State to file a counter affidavit and directed that the matter be listed thereafter. No final relief or adjudication is expressly recorded in this order.
Whether the State's treatment of arrested persons violates Articles 21 and 22 and requires binding directions.
- 01State-wide SOP for humane and lawful policing
- 02Prohibition of public assault, parade and media trials
- 03Removal/anonymisation of identifying content from police platforms
- 04Institutional oversight, training and audits
The matter was listed and taken up for preliminary hearing.
On 06.08.2026, the Court granted the State four weeks’ time to file its counter affidavit and directed that the matter be listed thereafter.
The Court considered the compliance status and listed the matter for further hearing.
The public-interest petition was instituted before the High Court of Uttarakhand.
Learned State Counsel is granted four weeks’ time to file counter affidavit.; List thereafter.
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