Noting that “in majority of the instances, the police officers both maintain inquiry in each grievance acquired in police stations or preserve the grievance pending for a number of days, simply to extort cash from the poor and harmless victims of crimes within the state of Punjab”, the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom has directed the DGP (Punjab) to make sure that the FIRs are registered with none delay.
The instructions had been issued by a bench of Justice N S Shekhawat whereas listening to a petition filed by one Jaswant Singh, searching for safety of his life & liberty and motion towards the accused who had crushed him up mercilessly.
Whereas the incident with the petitioner happened on September 25, 2024, the FIR towards the accused was registered solely on November 22, 2024.
On earlier listening to, the excessive court docket had directed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and DGP, Punjab, to make sure that in all of the instances, the place cognisable offences are made out, the FIRs are registered promptly, in view of the judgment handed by the Supreme Courtroom in Lalita Kumari versus Authorities of UP and others (2013).
When the matter got here up for listening to on Monday, the state counsel advised the excessive court docket that an FIR No. 0237 dated November 22, 2024, has been registered at Ajnala police station towards the accused within the current case.
Even SHO, Ajnala police station, submitted within the court docket that 10 complaints acquired from varied complainants are pending for the final greater than 15 days and 20 complaints are pending on the police station for the final two weeks.
Justice Shekhawat famous that it seems that the complaints are saved pending at varied police stations in Punjab and the mandate of the Supreme Courtroom is just not being adopted strictly.
On earlier events additionally, this court docket had taken severe view of the matter and had directed the DGP, Punjab, to subject directions to all of the police officers in Punjab to make sure that the FIRs are promptly registered within the instances the place a cognisable offence is made out, apparently from the perusal of the grievance itself, stated the excessive court docket.
“Nevertheless, in majority of the instances, the police officers both maintain inquiry in each grievance acquired in police stations or preserve the grievance pending for a number of days, simply to extort cash from the poor and harmless victims of crimes within the State of Punjab. Even within the current case, the prevalence had taken place on September 25, 2024, the place an individual was significantly injured and the FIR was registered on November 22, 2024,” famous the excessive court docket.
Thus summoning the SSP involved that he ought to stay personally current within the court docket on the subsequent date of listening to and apprise in regards to the standing of the complaints which might be pending in all police stations below his jurisdiction, the excessive court docket once more directed the Punjab police chief to make sure that in all instances, the place complaints are acquired with regard to fee of cognisable offences, “the FIRs are registered instantly, with none delay, on any pretext”.
The matter has been adjourned to December 5.
