Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and others
The High Court Division issued a Rule Nisi in the Writ Petition No. 3806/1998 against persistent abuse of power and authority by the law enforcing agencies under section 54 and 167 of the Code of the Criminal Procedure resulting in torture in police custody and custodial death including the custodial death of Rubel. Accordingly Court issued show causea as to why the law enforcing agencies shall not be directed to refrain from an abusive exercise of powers under section 54 of the Code of Criminal procedure or to seek unreasonable remand under section 167 of the CrPC.
Subsequently High Court Division on 07.04.2003 pronounced judgment making the rule absolute and gave 15 directions. The High Court also recommneded to amend section 54, 167,176 and 202 of CrPC section 330 of Penal Code and recommneded to add new section afetr section 348, 302A of Penal Code amd section 44 of the Police Act 1861.
The 15 guidelines are as follows:
Mr. Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha
Chief Justice
Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain
Mr. Justice Hasan Foez Siddique
Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider 
Constitution Articles 27, 31, 32,33 and 35(5)
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and others
The High Court Division issued a Rule Nisi in the Writ Petition No. 3806/1998 against persistent abuse of power and authority by the law enforcing agencies under section 54 and 167 of the Code of the Criminal Procedure resulting in torture in police custody and custodial death including the custodial death of Rubel. Accordingly Court issued show causea as to why the law enforcing agencies shall not be directed to refrain from an abusive exercise of powers under section 54 of the Code of Criminal procedure or to seek unreasonable remand under section 167 of the CrPC.
Subsequently High Court Division on 07.04.2003 pronounced judgment making the rule absolute and gave 15 directions. The High Court also recommneded to amend section 54, 167,176 and 202 of CrPC section 330 of Penal Code and recommneded to add new section afetr section 348, 302A of Penal Code amd section 44 of the Police Act 1861.
The 15 guidelines are as follows:
Mr. Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Chief Justice
Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain
Mr. Justice Hasan Foez Siddique
Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider ,
Constitution Articles 27, 31, 32,33 and 35(5)
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898