“These cameras must be installed at entry and exit points of the police station, lock ups, corridors, lobbies, reception area, rooms of the sub-Inspector and Inspector, reception and outside washrooms.”

New Delhi:Supreme Court of India today instructed in a breakthrough order intended to prevent excesses in custody. All police stations across the India including investigation authorities the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), must install CCTV cameras with night vision with audio recording.

“Most of these agencies carry out interrogation in their office(s), so CCTVs shall be compulsorily installed in all offices where such interrogation and holding of accused takes place in the same manner as it would in a police station,” the supreme court judges said.

“These cameras must be installed at entry and exit points of the police station, lock ups, corridors, lobbies, reception area, rooms of the sub-Inspector and Inspector, reception and outside washrooms.”

The video and audio recordings must be retained for 18 months for evidence, if needed. An independent panel can periodically ask for the recordings to check and monitor for any human rights violations. States have been asked to file an action plan with timelines to comply with the order within six weeks.

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