Overview

• The apex court set aside the FIR under Section 309 IPC against constable Khursheed Ahmed Chauhan, calling the continuation of proceedings a travesty of justice.
• A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed immediate arrest of Jammu & Kashmir police officers accused of brutality at the Kupwara Joint Interrogation Centre.
• The Central Bureau of Investigation has been tasked with probing individual responsibility for torture and examining systemic failures at the detention facility.
• The Union Territory administration was ordered to pay Rs 50 lakh in compensation to the victim as restitution for the violation of his fundamental rights.
• The court has required the CBI to submit a status report on the investigation by September to ensure compliance with its directives.