GS-4RULE OF LAW VS. EXTRAJUDICIAL JUSTICE
Five Shots, Five Rounds, One Dead Suspect: What the Anand Encounter Actually Settles
The encounter ended the case before any court examined the evidence against the accused, at a moment when public sentiment around child sexual assault cases runs high enough that such killings are often celebrated rather than scrutinised. It reopens the standing tension between the Supreme Court's *PUCL v. State of Maharashtra* (2014) guidelines on encounter investigations and the recurring political and public appetite for…
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