Extra Judicial Execution Victim And ... vs Union Of India And Ors.

The Supreme Court held that allegations of excessive force resulting in deaths by police and armed forces require thorough inquiry, as established in Naga People’s Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India (1998) 2 SCC 109. The Court found inadequate documentation to immediately order inquiries into 1528 alleged fake encounters but directed the registration of FIRs for 32 cases where independent Commissions of Inquiry indicated excessive force. The Court emphasized the need for systematic responses to constitutional criminal law violations.