Corruption In Indian Police: Some Documents From The National Police Academy

Here is a link to the pdf from the SVP National Police Academy.

Here is an  excerpt.

“8. Over the years, the corruption has spread to other areas of police as well. This was largely due to the steady expansion of the role of police in view of the enactment of a number of social and other legislations that are to be enforced by the police. The success of any social legislation depends on the effectiveness of its enforcement and police have a protective as well as promotional role to perform in this sphere” . However, police have many limitations on the effective enforcement of such legislations. The ambiguities in many of these legislations coupled with the police discretion “to act or not to act” in respect of certain offences under them give ample opportunities to the personnel to resort to corrupt practices during the enforcement of such acts. For example, police discretion would prevail upon all other factors when a question is to be decided whether the provisions of the ‘Prevention of Sati Act – 1987’ can be attracted against the relatives of a widow who committed Sati at her own will.”

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