ABSTRACT
This chapter undertakes an analysis of police interrogation frameworks in India and England and Wales locating attention on police powers, training and accountability, public perceptions about the police and law commission efforts to strengthen the rule of law in this critical area of the criminal process. Supreme Court jurisprudence is central to this discussion. While analysing police interrogation in England and Wales, the pre-PACE and the post-PACE positions are compared and contrasted, with a view to highlighting the dramatic impact of PACE upon improving police interrogation practices. Various law commission reports that have contributed to the enactment of PACE are also analysed. The conclusion that derives from these analyses is systemic failures in India that underline an urgent need for reform.
