If you once forfeit the confidence of our fellow citizens youcan never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you can foolall the people some of the time, ... and some of the people all the time,but you cannot fool all the people all the time", said Abraham Lincoln.This Court in Raghubir Singh v. State of Haryana (AIR 1980 SC 1087) andShakila Abdul Gafar Khan (Smt.) v. Vasant Raghunath Dhoble and Another(2003 (7) SCC 749), took note of these immortal observations whiledeprecating custodial torture by the police.Custodial violence, torture and abuse of police power are notpeculiar to this country, but it is widespread. It has been the concernof international community because the problem is universal and thechallenge is almost global.