
REINTRODUCTION OF HANDCUFFING IN INDIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
I. Introduction Reckless handcuffing and chaining in public degrades, puts to shame finer sensibilities and is a slur on our culture. – Justice Krishna Iyer in Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, 1979 The history of handcuffs goes back to 400 BC when these were primarily used for controlling and enslaving


















