False Imprisonment and Wrongful Detention: A Comprehensive Study on the Victims of False Imprisonment by Law Enforcing Agencies and are There Any Compensation for Such Wrongful Act?

Abstract

In contemporary Bangladesh, unlawful imprisonment and illegal detention have grown widespread. Law enforcement officers are arresting and detaining individuals without a warrant. It has been found that many of them were held for offenses that do not even fall within Bangladeshi law. As a result, several innocent persons have been falsely imprisoned and illegally detained in Bangladesh over the couple of years. But there is no codified law that addresses compensation for the victims of false imprisonment and wrongful detention. Although Bangladesh is a signatory party to the ICCPR, which states that victims of false imprisonment and wrongful detention must be compensated. This paper emphasizes the current problems of Bangladesh and recommends adopting a law for compensating the victims. In doing so, this paper will focus on why compensation is an effective remedy for false imprisonment and wrongful detention victims.