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**Headline: Supreme Court to Rule on Non-Functional Police Station CCTVs Amid Custodial Death Concerns**

**New Delhi, September 15, 2025** – The Supreme Court of India announced today that it will issue a ruling on September 26th regarding the widespread lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country. The court took *suo motu* cognizance of the issue following a media report highlighting 11 custodial deaths in Rajasthan alone in the past eight months, with a significant concentration of these incidents in the Udaipur division.

“The issue is of oversight,” remarked Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta during the hearing.

This matter is particularly pressing given the Supreme Court’s earlier directives. In 2018, the court mandated the installation of CCTV cameras in police stations to combat human rights abuses. Furthermore, in December 2020, the court ordered the Centre to ensure CCTV coverage, including audio recording capabilities, at the offices of key investigative agencies like the CBI, ED, and NIA.

The 2020 order also stipulated that state and Union Territory authorities must guarantee comprehensive CCTV coverage at police stations, including entry and exit points, main gates, lock-ups, corridors, lobbies, receptions, and areas outside lock-up rooms, ensuring no blind spots.

The upcoming Supreme Court order is expected to address the reasons for non-compliance with these earlier directives and outline measures to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of CCTV systems in police stations to safeguard against custodial violence and uphold human rights.

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