SUMAN K SHRIVASTAVA Ranchi, May 14: In a landmark judgment on custodial deaths and constitutional accountability, the Jharkhand High Court has directed fresh judicial inquiries into 262 custodial death cases where probes were conducted by Executive Magistrates instead of Judicial Magistrates, holding that such inquiries violated the statutory mandate under Section 176(1-A) of the Code … Continue reading ‘Shocked beyond words’: Jharkhand HC orders fresh probes in 262 custodial death cases