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The Supreme Court of India acquitted Arjun Jani, an Odisha man who spent 22 years in prison following a wrongful conviction in a 2004 triple murder case. On 07 August 2026, the court set aside the previous judgments of the trial court and the high court due to weak evidence.
A suspect was arrested in connection with an extensive inter-state child trafficking enterprise in which 52 minors, including a 2-year-old, were rescued. The accused has been in custody since January 18, 2026, and the Jharkhand High Court rejected his bail appeal.
A public interest litigation challenged an NHRC circular that withdrew mandatory judicial inquiries into custodial deaths, disappearances, and rape cases. On 25 July 2026, a Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court ruled that a mandatory judicial inquiry must be conducted under Section 196(2) of the BNSS for such allegations.
A 19-year-old died in police custody in Delhi, allegedly by suicide. The father sued for compensation. The Delhi High Court awarded ₹18.44 lakh in compensation, holding that an unnatural death in custody, even if by suicide, constitutes State responsibility and attracts liability regardless of direct culpability.
Chandra Bhushan Prasad was the prime accused in a case involving the custodial deaths of two suspects while serving as the Station House Officer of Dumra police station. Following a 2019 incident where he escaped from police custody, the Patna High Court delivered its judgment in the criminal case against him on 12 January 2026.
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team on 14 August 2025 to probe the custodial death of Dalit law student Somnath Suryawanshi after a magisterial inquiry report found police officials responsible. Following these events, the Maharashtra government issued new guidelines on 7 October 2025 prohibiting investigating officers from closing custodial death cases without incorporating conclusions from executive inquiries. The matter continues to be monitored by the court.
Akshay Shinde, who was accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, died while in police custody. As reported on 20 January 2025, a judicial magistrate's inquiry concluded that five police officers were responsible for his death.
Anuj Thapan, an accused in the Salman Khan house firing case, died in police custody. On 7 December 2024, the Bombay High Court dismissed allegations of foul play regarding his death after previously criticizing the incomplete nature of the autopsy report in May 2024.
The Delhi High Court transferred the investigation into the custodial death of gangster Ankit Gujjar in Tihar Jail to the Central Bureau of Investigation, which formally registered an FIR as reported on 13 September 2021. As reported on 2 October 2024, the Delhi High Court rejected the bail plea of former Tihar Jail Deputy Superintendent Narender Meena, who remains a key figure in the custodial violence investigation.
A case was registered against Sub-Inspector V. Maheshwar and two constables, Raheed and Janaiah, following allegations that they tortured and caused the custodial death of A. Mariyamma at the Addagudur police station. Three involved officers were dismissed from service as reported on 21 July 2021. On 19 March 2024, the Telangana High Court affirmed the State's duty to protect those in custody and directed the payment of compensation regarding the death.
West Bengal police registered a case against seven CBI officers, including a DIG and an SP, regarding the custodial death of Lalan Sheikh, the prime accused in the Bogtui violence. As reported on 13 December 2023, the Supreme Court refused to quash the investigation, allowing the state police probe to continue despite the Calcutta High Court's earlier order restraining coercive action against the officers as reported on 14 December 2022.
A special CBI court convicted three Indian Air Force officers for the 1995 custodial death of a cook and sentenced them to life imprisonment. As reported on 6 May 2023, the Gujarat High Court suspended the life sentences of the three personnel.
The Bombay High Court held that the 2012 death of a 32-year-old undertrial prisoner was caused by the negligence of jail staff and police in providing medical aid.
Three police officers, including two sub-inspectors and a constable, were suspended on 17 January 2022 following the death of Prabhakaran, who allegedly died in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, due to custodial torture and illegal detention. As reported on 9 June 2022, the case remains under legal scrutiny by the Madras High Court.
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