A special legislation aimed at ratifying the Convention against Torture and criminalizing act of torture in domestic law, eventually fails to meet even the minimum standards laid down in international law. This is the saga of Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 which was passed by Lok Sabha off lately. The present note attempts to summarize and critically evaluate the three most important aspects of the Bill which requires proper debate, i.e. first the definition of torture, secondly the punishment for torture and lastly cognizance of torture. It is argued by the authors that though the intention of legislature is to define torture and to provide for its punishment, the bill in the present form fails to establish a strong and credible legal framework for the prevention of torture.