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Bombay HC Seeks Status of CCTV Cameras at Police Stations(18.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has asked state government to spell out progress in implementing its orders to install CCTV cameras at all police stations to preven.....
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Patna HC Slams Bihar Police for Demolishing a Woman's House(05.12.2022)
Patna High Court while slamming Bihar Police for demolishing a woman's house allegedly at the instance of a land mafia, expressed its anguish over the.....
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Del. HC: Important to Prevent Outside Police Undertaking Operations Without Informing Local Police(24.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that it is necessary to obviate the repetition of episodes of police from outside states coming into Delhi and conductin.....
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Delhi HC Directs SDMC to Deploy CRPF/Delhi Police Personnel to Man Barricades(19.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to depute Central Reserve Police Force or Delhi Police personnel to man the barric.....
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HP HC: Police Can Seize Property Only if Found Under Circumstances Creating Suspicion of Offence(13.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has observing that Section 102 CrPC empowers Police Officer to seize property on existence of condition that property shou.....
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Gujarat HC Notices State Government over Petition Seeking Thangadh Police Investigation Report(05.10.2016)
Gujarat HC has issued notice to State Government on a petition filed by father of one of three Dalit youths killed in Thangadh police firing in 2012 s.....
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Delhi HC Irks over Centre and Police on the Issue of Safety(18.02.2016)
Delhi HC, while expressing disappointment on Centre and Police for not taking adequate steps for safety of citizens, has irked and sarcastically said .....
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Karnataka High Court to AG: Ask Govt Why Students were Taken to Police Stations(20.12.2019)
Karnataka High Court has said it will check the legality of the prohibitory orders implemented from December 19 to 21 while it rapped the State Govern.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Produce Video Footage in Pink Police Harassment Case(21.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to produce the video referred to in an affidavit earlier submitted by the IGP, after it denied the.....
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MP HC: Magistrate Rejecting Closure Report in Corruption Case Can’t Direct Police to Obtain Sanction(09.12.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot decline to accept the closure report and simultaneously direct the State to obtain sanctio.....
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Madras HC: List Steps Taken to Curb Suicide Among Police Personnel(11.05.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the state government to file a report on the steps taken to address the grievances of police personnel and reform their.....
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MHA: Can’t Designate Police Stations as Place for Examination of Witness Via Electronic Means(17.07.2024)
Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the State Governments stating that for purposes of Sections 265, 266 and 308 of BNSS, 2023, police stati.....
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Madras HC Turns Down Cops Plea to Have Lawyer During Disciplinary Probe(18.01.2017)
Madras High Court has rejected a Police Inspector’s Plea to permit him to have an advocate represent him in departmental inquiry in a case of robbery .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on CBI's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted to Police Officials(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala Hig.....
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Utt. HC: State to Come Up With Directions for Live-in/Married Couples to Approach SSP Directly(19.03.2024)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to issue general instructions whereby Live-in/Married couples can approach the Senior Superin.....
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Tamil Nadu Govt Notifies Amendment to State Subordinate Police Officers’ Conduct Rules(18.02.2022)
Tamil Nadu Government has notified an amendment to the State's Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules,1964 by the inclusion of Rule 24-C, prohibit.....
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CIC Slams JKP on Refusal to Give Info About SOPs(18.08.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) GR Sufi has directed Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) to reveal information, slamming forces over refusal to disclo.....
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SC Summons Top Cops of UP over UP Khap Diktat(16.09.2015)
Supreme Court has summoned top police officers of Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh where a 'khap' panchayat allegedly ordered two Dalit girls to be r.....
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NGT Orders Delhi Police to Submit Alternative Routes for Trucks in Two Days(01.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Delhi Police to submit plans to create alternative routes for heavy polluting vehicles within two days.
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SC Transfers All FIRs Against Times Now Anchor Navika Kumar to Delhi Police(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed that FIRs registered against Times Now anchor, Navika Kumar, over the remarks made by Nupur Sharma about Prophet Muhammed o.....
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Bom HC: Pre-Condition of Complaint Can’t be Insisted by Hospitals to Provide Care to Pregnant Minor(12.04.2024)
Bombay High Court while directing State Government to provide medical care to a pregnant minor girl who didn’t file complaint against her minor partne.....
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Madras HC Slams Local Police for Failure to Act in Woman Missing Case(06.10.2016)
Madras HC has slammed Kuruvikulam and Perumalpuram police in Tirunelveli district for failing to act in a woman missing case.
Tags : Madras HC, woman missing case, police
Bombay High Court Orders to Re-Unite A Hindu Husband with His Muslim Wife(23.11.2015)
Bombay High Court on plea of a Hindu husband whose wife was reportedly kept captive in Gujarat by her relatives since July following opposition to her.....
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Kerala High Court Denies Bail to Man Who Injures Two Policemen(01.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has denied bail to a man who brutally injured a couple of Police Officers who stopped him for not wearing a mask. The Court has obse.....
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Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Quashes Appointment of Director General of Police, Punjab(20.01.2020)
Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh has quashed the appointment of Dinkar Gupta as the Director-General of Police, Punjab.
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All. HC to UP Bar Council: Ensure Police Report is Called Before Granting Bar License(29.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to issue necessary directions and to ensure appropriate police reports are called a.....
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Delhi HC to Police: Ensure Compliance of SC Order on CCTV Cameras in Police Stations(02.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police work expeditiously to ensure compliance of directions of the Supreme Court on Cameras in Police Stations.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Police Station, CCTV
Bom. HC: No Police Mock Drills While Depicting Members of Particular Community as Terrorists(07.02.2023)
Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeks guidelines for police mock drills has directed that no mock drills be conducted depicting persons of a par.....
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Mad. HC: Appointing DCP as Executive Magistrate is violative of Constitution(14.03.2023)
Madras High Court has declared two Government Orders which gave Deputy Commissioners powers of Executive Magistrate while dealing with bonds for keepi.....
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J&K High Court Directs Police to File Chargesheet in Sadrakote Massacre, 19 years After the Incident(18.11.2015)
J&K High Court upon a petition filed by victim families, seeking conclusion in investigation into the case, has asked police to file chargesheet in mu.....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Action Against Punjab Police Officers in 2015 Firing(17.09.2018)
Punjab and Haryana HC has stayed the proceedings against three Punjab Police officers booked in connection with the Behbal Kalan police firing in Fari.....
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Madras High Court Seeks Status Report on Investigation in Child Rape Case(09.09.2015)
Madras High Court has ordered Theni Police to submit status report on investigation conducted by them on complaint of a 13-year-old girl, who got enro.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL for Action Against Alleged Police Atrocities During Lockdown(16.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by an advocate seeking directions to concerned Station House Officers to registe.....
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Allahabad High Court Asks if CCTV Cameras are Installed in Uttar Pradesh Police Stations(05.11.2018)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government if it has installed CCTV cameras to monitor police stations in the state and how personnel.....
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Compensation for youth tortured in police custody(21.09.2015)
In a case where the police illegally detained and tortured a young man who had applied for a position as a constable in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.....
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Telangana HC: Police Cannot Visit Residence of ‘Rowdy Sheeter’ During Late Night Hours(25.01.2021)
Telangana High Court has held that Police cannot visit the residence of a 'Rowdy Sheeter' during late night hours as it amounts to intruding into his .....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea for Guidelines on Police Probe Procedure(26.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's reply on a plea seeking proper guidelines for the procedure of investigation to be followed by the police whe.....
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Allahabad HC Directs Filing of Steps Taken for Construction of Toilets in Police Stations(09.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has told the Home Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Government to file an affidavit in respect of steps taken for construction of la.....
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U’khand HC Tells Govt to Improve Working Conditions for Police(16.05.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to improve the working and living conditions of police personnel.
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Karnataka HC Quashes Proceedings Against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant(08.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant and two other police officers, for alleged.....
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SC: 'Admission' Made by Accused to Police Officer Before Commencement of Investigation Admissible(25.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a statement made by the accused to a police officer before the investigation commences, is admissible in evidence, if .....
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SC: Can’t Apply S.180 of IPC Against a Person for Refusing to Sign Statement Given to Police(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 180 of IPC gets attracted only if a statement is refused to be signed which a public servant is legally competent .....
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Allahabad HC Asks UP Government to Submit Report on Allegations of Police Atrocities(28.01.2020)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to submit a report on allegations of police atrocities against anti-Citizenship Amendment .....
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Calcutta HC: Enforcement Directorate Officers Are Not Police Officers(26.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court while referring to Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case, has held that Enforcement Directorate (ED) of.....
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Delhi High Court Tests Police’s Emergency Helpline Number(05.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has tested the Delhi Police’s single emergency helpline number ‘112’ during proceedings and found it to be functional. However, the l.....
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Mad. HC: Providing Police Protection to Person With Criminal Background Would Send Wrong Signals(03.04.2024)
Mad. HC has held that if the Court directs to give police protection to persons with criminal background, it will send a wrong signal to society and a.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Green Nod for Central Visa(25.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Central Public Works Department asking them to respond to the plea seeking that no environme.....
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Madras High Court Asks Accused to Pay Compensation for Abusing Police(09.06.2021)
Madras High Court has asked an accused who allegedly abused Police and prevented them from doing their public duty, to pay Rs. 10,000 as compensation,.....
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Bombay HC: Policemen Are 'Soft Targets’(24.02.2016)
Bombay HC, while refusing to entertain a petition filed by a young man alleging assault by police officers, has said that police were “soft target” i.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Plea of Central Armed Police Forces Aspirant(04.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by an aspirant of the Central Armed Police Forces, reiterating that the opinion of doctors of the Armed Forces sh.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Grant of Rs 1.5 Lakh Compensation to Girl Harassed by Police(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has delivered its judgment in a plea moved by a minor girl who, along with her father, were harassed by a pink police officer in a p.....
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Bombay HC: If Society is Progressing, Why Can't Laws?(09.12.2022)
Bombay High Court while criticizing State government for being in a slumber and not making provisions for transgender persons in recruitment in the po.....
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Delhi HC Declines to Hear PILs for Better Weapons to Police, Fire Engines at Public Places(03.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain two PILs by an NGO which wanted deployment of fire engines at all major public places and providing "anti-t.....
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MP HC: If Alternate Remedy Available, Petitions Directing Police to Register FIR Not Maintainable(25.07.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has restated that writ petitions seeking direction on police officers to register FIRs will not be maintainable if alternate.....
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Bombay High Court Slams Police over Allowing Ganpati Processions on Private Land(08.09.2015)
Bombay High Court has ordered police to inform by next Monday, whether it was empowered to permit a Ganesh immersion procession on private land mainta.....
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Bombay High Court Asks 'Are Transfers Adequate for Erring Traffic Cops?'(03.08.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked senior traffic police officials to discuss and inform the court if transferring officers, who take bribes from motorists, .....
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Bombay HC to Police: Follow Court’s Order and Remove Illegal Loudspeakers from Religious Structures(24.11.2015)
Bombay High Court while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Navi Mumbai resident Santosh Pachalag, raising issue of "illegal use of loudspea.....
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SC Directs Delhi Police to Provides Protection to 20-Year Old Girl From Her Own Family Members(31.05.2023)
SC has directed the Delhi police to provide protection to a 20-year old girl who expressed apprehension regarding a threat to her life by her own fami.....
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Notifications & Circulars
Cabinet approves bilateral MoU between India and Afghanistan on Technical Cooperation on Police Training and Development(27.09.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for signing an MoU between India and Afghanistan on Technic.....
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Bom HC to Pune Police: Do You Take Cognizance of FB Posts Only When They Are Against Politicians?(22.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while grilling a senior police inspector from Pune for his conduct in a matter pertaining to a woman lawyer's safety, asked if cogni.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pune Police, Facebook Post
JKL HC: Pseudo Police Report Can’t Defeat Right of Accused to Default Bail(15.02.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that pseudo police report even if filed within the time frame required under CrPC, cannot be given le.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Issues Notice to Chandigarh Police over Petition Alleging ‘Custodial Torture’(14.10.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice of motion to Chandigarh Police on a petition by a Dera Bassi resident alleging that he was brutally .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh Police, Custodial Torture
Delhi HC Seeks Details of Missing Children(23.11.2015)
Delhi High Court has directed police to give details of the number of children reported missing in the past four years and the present status of these.....
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Gauhati HC Denies Bail to Former DIG for Leaking State Police Recruitment Examination Paper(28.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has rejected the bail pleas filed by three primary accused persons including a Retired Deputy Inspector General of Assam Police in .....
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Karnataka HC Directs State Government to Fill Vacancies in Police Department(08.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has issued directions to State Government to make an ‘Action Plan for Structured Annual Recruitment’ and to strengthen recruitmen.....
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Mad HC to PP: Instruct Police Personnel to Come Prepared With Particulars of Case(07.06.2023)
Madras High Court while expressing its displeasure over police officer deputed to assist prosecutor fumbling in Court, has directed Public Prosecutors.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Public Prosecutors, Police, Knowledge
P&H HC: Submit FIR Details Against All Serving Police Officers in the State(14.09.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against all serving police officers in the State of Pu.....
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Delhi High Court: Delhi Police to Add Grounds of Arrest in Arrest Memo(21.11.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to update the Arrest Memo Forms being used and add the column for recording the grounds of the arrest r.....
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Madras HC Issues Directions to Curb Police Harassment Against LGBTQ + Community(01.09.2021)
Madras High Court has issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media reportage in matters pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ communi.....
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Guj. HC to Ahmedabad Traffic Police: Traffic Perpetrators have no Fear of Law(26.07.2023)
Gujarat High Court while observing that perpetrators have no fear of law and that police don't have the spine to implement the laws, has stated that t.....
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Gujarat HC Directs State to Re-measure Heights of 3 Candidates for Police Constables(03.03.2017)
Gujarat High Court has asked State Government to measure height of three candidates for post of police constable once again by Medical Board at Sola C.....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Installation of CCTVs in All Police Stations(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued strict directions to States and Union Territories to implement its December 2020 directions to install CCTVs in all police st.....
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U’khand HC Tells Govt to Amend IPC, Frame Rules Under State Police Act 2007(15.05.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has passed a string of directions, including payment of reasonable travel allowance on date of recording of statement, adequate.....
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Delhi Court Casts Distrust on Credibility of Police Witnesses, Grants Bail to One on Ground of Parity(30.03.2021)
Delhi Court has granted bail to one Amit Goswami in relation to the north east Delhi riots on the ground of parity while casting "serious doubt” on th.....
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MP HC: Police Officers Have to Follow Direction of Joining Music Band Practice(02.08.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a matter where police constables were suspended for refusing to join Police Department's music band, has asked.....
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All HC: Police Duty Bound to Record in Writing Reasons for Arrest(30.06.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that police officer is duty-bound to record the reasons for arrest in writing, and consequence of non-compliance with Se.....
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Delhi High Court Asks Cops to Put CCTVs in Vulnerable Areas in 1 year(21.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to ensure that CCTV cameras are procured and installed in the 44 vulnerable areas within one year as agains.....
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Kerala HC Grants Interim Relief to Actor Dileep for Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Police Officers(24.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to actor Dileep in the recent case registered by the Kerala Police for allegedly conspiring to kill the p.....
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All. HC: DCP Pulled Up for Directing Further Investigation Without Leave of the Magistrate(13.06.2024)
Allahabad High Court has pulled up a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) who directed further investigation without the leave of the court in a case i.....
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Bombay HC: Police Authority Can Extern Gang Members from Area Larger Than Illegal Activities(06.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the authority under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 can pass order of externment directing externment of a person fro.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, illegal activities, externment
SOPs to not scare away the Good Samaritan(21.01.2016)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Standard Operating Procedures for the examination of Good Samaritans by the police. The instr.....
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J&K HC: Cannot Disengage SPOs without Following Due Process(17.03.2025)
J&K HC has observed that Special Police Officers (SPOs) cannot be disengaged from service without being provided a reasonable opportunity to show caus.....
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Gujarat HC Sets Deadline for Installation of CCTVs at Police Stations(18.03.2016)
Gujarat HC has directed State Home Department to complete installation of CCTV cameras at police stations across the State by March 31.
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Madras HC : Police Cannot Interfere in Landlord-Tenant Disputes(20.06.2016)
Madras HC has said that police cannot conduct “parallel courts” to resolve disputes between landlords and their tenants when specific statutes had bee.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice Seeking Centre’s Response on Plea for Special Probe(12.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response to a plea seeking Court-monitored probe by a committee or a special investigation team into the poli.....
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MP HC: Police Investigations Cannot be Supervised by Courts(29.07.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Courts cannot supervise the investigation and giving a direction to arrest the accused and file the charge she.....
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Ker. HC to Police Chief: Sensitize Police Personnel to Provisions of Mental Healthcare Act(27.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed State Police Chief to ensure that all police personnel are sensitized to relevant provisions of Mental Healthcare Act, .....
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FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery(29.11.2017)
FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery
Tags : The case came to light when Elan Group filed a complaint in the court, which on November 17 directed the local police to register an FIR against Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Limited Ajay Bijli, and directors Niharika Bijli, Sanjeev Kumar Bijli and others.
P&H HC Directs SSP to Respond on Serious Allegation of Custodial Violence by Punjab Police(23.04.2025)
The Punjab and Haryana HC, while taking note of serious custodial violence and brutal torture, has a sought response from SSP by way of an affidavit a.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Custodial Violence, Senior Superintendent of Police
Kerala High Court: Home Guards Cannot be Treated at Par with Civil Police Officers(27.06.2024)
Kerala High Court while denying pay parity to Home Guards with Police Constable, has observed that Home Guards are recruited on daily wages and the re.....
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SC: Police Officers Should be Vigilant Before Invoking Stringent Laws Like SC-ST Act(12.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that police officers, who institute an FIR, based on any complaint, are duty bound to be vigilant before invoking any provi.....
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Cal. HC: Prohibiting Rath Yatra Amounts to Interference With Religious Practice(21.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that directives of Howrah Police not allowing a chariot procession (Rath Yatra) to take place by devotees of Lord Jaganna.....
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Delhi Court: Alt News Co-Founder Mohommed Zubair Remanded To One Day Police Custody(28.06.2022)
Delhi Court has remanded Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair to one day police custody, after he was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly hur.....
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Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge(29.11.2017)
Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge
Tags : The judge, in her complaint, told the police that instead of taking her to the Karkardooma Court, the driver started driving towards Hapur on the NH-24 on Monday, police said.
Kerala HC Orders Action Against Traffic Police Officers Found Using Mobile Phones on Duty(03.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Police Commissioner of Kochi to take action against traffic police officers who were found using mobile phones whil.....
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SC: Duty of Police to Produce Accused Before Trial Court(11.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when accused is in prison, it is the duty of the police authorities to produce him before the Trial Court. The petitio.....
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J&K HC: Mere Reproduction of Police Dossier in Detention Order Can't Justify Detention(17.09.2020)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has quashed a detention order detaining one Surinder Singh under Section 8 of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 s.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure at Instances of UP Police Turning Civil Disputes Being into Criminal Dispute(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure at the act of UP Police turning civil disputes into criminal cases. The Court termed it as a 'complete breakdo.....
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Rajasthan HC Directs DGP to Monitor Investigation in 18cr Land Case(02.12.2015)
Rajasthan High Court has directed Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Bhatt to monitor investigation into a cheating case involving Rs 18 crore in .....
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Bombay High Court Criticizes Goa Police for Posing with Mother Accused of Abandoning her New-Born(11.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has heavily criticized some of the police officials of the Goa Police for posing in front of the media with a mother arrested for al.....
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Madras HC Directs Implementation of Abolition of Orderlies System in Police(26.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department to take immediate steps to remove uniformed officers serving as .....
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Allahabad HC: No Need to Pass Fully Reasoned Order if Cognizance is Taken on Police Report(21.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that if cognizance has been taken on a police report, then there is no need to pass a fully reasoned order if from the p.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Police Report, Cognizance
Bom. HC Criticizes Maha. Police Over Deficiencies in Investigation in Serious Crimes Against Women(22.08.2024)
Bombay High Court while hearing a case related to rape of a minor girl, has expressed its anguish over deficient investigation done by Maharashtra Pol.....
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Allahabad High Court: Non-Cutting of Beard by Police Official is Misdemeanour(23.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that non-cutting the beard by a police official despite there being a direction/circular issued by Higher Officials .....
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Bombay HC Irks Over Mumbai Police for Misusing Law(07.12.2015)
Bombay HC has rapped Mumbai police while hearing case of a Fort resident against whom the MRA Marg police had invoked chapter proceedings in petty off.....
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Rajasthan HC Denies Police Protection to Married Lady in Live-in Relationship(16.08.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has denied police protection to a married lady, who is in a live-in relationship with another man and who sought police protectio.....
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Madras HC to Police: Register Case for Fraudulent Appointment in Panchayat Office(28.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the jurisdictional police to register a criminal case and proceed according to the law in the matter pertaining to frau.....
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All. HC to State: Include Retired Judge in SIT Probing Police Violence Against Advocates in Harpur(05.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed State Government to include a retired judicial officer in SIT probing the incident of police violence against advoca.....
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Mad. HC: Prior Sanction u/s 197 CrPC Not Required to Prosecute Officers Below Rank of Inspector(26.07.2024)
Madras High Court has held that prior sanction under Section 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not required to prosecute police officers fall.....
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Gujarat HC Orders Registration of Separate FIRs in Alleged Police Atrocity Cases(16.09.2015)
Gujarat High Court has ordered filing of FIRs in three separate cases of alleged police atrocity during violence that had erupted over Patel quota agi.....
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Uttarakhand HC Orders Abolishment of Revenue Police System In 6 Months(16.01.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to abolish within six months the Revenue Police System in vogue in many parts of the hilly st.....
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NGT Orders Delhi Police to Devise Alternative Routes on Delhi Roads(27.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Delhi Police to devise fresh alternative routes for commercial vehicles passing through Delhi so that traffi.....
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SC: Need to Have a Code of Investigation for Police(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is high time that a consistent and dependable code of investigation is devised with mandatory and detailed procedur.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Surprise That High Court Did Not Quash Police Summons to Advocate in Case(03.11.2025)
In a Suo Motu case on arbitrary summoning of advocates, the Supreme Court criticized the Gujarat High Court for refusing to hear an advocate's plea, s.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Police Officer's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIR Under SC/ST Act(16.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by a police officer seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) against him which was regi.....
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SC: Court Must Apply Mind before Deciding Whether Proceeding Should be Quashed or Not(16.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the Court must apply its mind to the materials submitted in support of police report before taking a call whether the FIR .....
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Bombay HC Imposes Fine on Erring Police Officers over Illegally Detaining a Doctor Couple(25.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on erring Pune Police Officers, who illegally detained a doctor couple in police custody for 17 day.....
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SC: Can’t Restrain Media from Reporting But Sources can be Restrained(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while Court can’t restrain media from reporting, it can restrain the sources because the source is the state, has d.....
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Madras HC Directs State to File Report on Action Taken by Police Against Lockdown Violators(06.04.2020)
Madras High Court has asked the State Government to file a report on lockdown violations and the action taken by the Police against such violators, wi.....
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No bar on Police Chief to appoint officer for investigation outside territorial jurisdiction(04.03.2016)
The State Police Chief or Director General of Police is empowered to appoint a superior officer to investigate a crime case registered outside the ter.....
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MP HC: Can’t Send Police Constables to Band Practice Without Written Consent(09.08.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while allowing plea by police constables against enlisting them in the police band's without their consent, has held that th.....
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Tripura HC Issues Notice Seeking Quashing of FIR Against Suo-Moto Complaint(19.08.2021)
Tripura High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a plea filed by Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, MP Dola Sen, W.....
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Bombay High Court Summons NMC Chief, Commissioner of Police over Allowing Pandals(04.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has summoned Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Chief and Commissioner of Police to give explanation of why they permitted illegal p.....
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Kerala HC: Police Officers Entitled to Use Necessary Force to Arrest Fleeing Accused(27.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that police officers are entitled to use necessary force to arrest an accused while discharging their official duty, mostly.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea by ITBP Personnel Seeking Redeployment in Afghanistan(09.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions filed by 30 Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel seeking redeployment in Afghanistan, which is now und.....
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Del. HC: Subjecting Citizen to Police Scrutiny Without Any Reason is Invasion of Right to Privacy(25.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that subjecting a citizen to police scrutiny including verification of personal documents for no good reason would entail a .....
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Patna High Court Summons Traffic SP in Matter of Seized Vehicles from Police Stations(27.04.2022)
Patna High Court has summoned the Superintendent of Traffic Police, Patna in the subject of removal of roadblocks including seized vehicles at Gandhi .....
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Patna HC Directs Government to Check on Brutality of Police in Enforcing Lockdown(27.05.2021)
Patna High Court has directed the Bihar Government to check the purported illegality and brutality exhibited by the police in enforcing the lockdown. .....
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Delhi HC Asks Police Chief to Ensure Smooth Lifting of Garbage(28.01.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Police Chief to ensure there is no hindrance to lifting of garbage in coordination with the civic bodies, in view of .....
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SC to Delhi Police: Cases Against Persons Bursting Firecrackers Not the Solution(15.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that filing cases against persons bursting firecrackers may not be the solution as there is no point in taking action af.....
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NCLT Directs Police Assistance to Resolution Professional After Corporate Debtor Hinders CIRP(30.01.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal has directed Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad to provide police assistance to a resolution professional who complained abo.....
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SC: Transit Remand Required to Arrest a Person Outside Jurisdiction Where Offence is Registered(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that police is obligated to secure a transit remand of the accused for taking him from the place where he is arrested to the pl.....
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Police Attack on Howrah Lawyers: Court Premises are to be Insulated from All Intrusions: Calcutta HC(30.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the brutal police assault on lawyers in Howrah n Court premise and also observed that Court premi.....
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Supreme Court: High Time that Police Officers are Imparted Proper Training in Law(26.08.2024)
SC has observed that it is high time that the police officers across the country are imparted proper training in law so as to understand the fine dist.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Address Police Officers Deposing Against Prosecution in Criminal Cases(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to address the issue of police officers deposing against prosecution in criminal cases after their.....
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Kar. HC: Can’t Transfer Probe to CBI Merely because Accused is Sitting CM(10.02.2025)
Karnataka High Court while hearing a plea for transferring investigation from Lokayukta police to the CBI, has observed that the echo that the referen.....
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UP Govt. Issues Guidelines to Prevent Police Interference in Sub Judice Matters(30.07.2025)
Uttar Pradesh Government has issued comprehensive, State-wide guidelines after directions from the Allahabad High Court, for prevention of police inte.....
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Supreme Court: Fill 1.5 Lakh Vacant Posts in UP Police by 2021(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to fill over 1.5 lakh police vacancies in State in fours years, saying filling up of posts will he.....
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Supreme Court: Job Can Be Denied Despite Acquittal to Police Aspirants With Criminal Antecedents(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld rejection of candidature of Police aspirants on the ground that they had criminal antecedents, despite the fact that they had.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Delhi Police Chief(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has issued contempt of court notice to the Commissioner of Delhi Police on Delhi Police's failure to execute a non-bailable arrest warra.....
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J&K&L HC: Detaining Authority Must Show Compelling Reasons for Preventive Detention(23.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that preventive detention orders can be passed even when a person is in police custody. However the c.....
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Karnataka High Court Allows UIDAI to Share Last Aadhaar Usage Location of Missing Person with Police(26.09.2025)
Karnataka High Court held that UIDAI can be directed to share details of Aadhaar card usage, including the last known location, with police to aid in .....
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Madras HC: Litigants Can’t Approach the High Court Directly if Police Fail to Act on Their Complaints(28.09.2016)
Madras HC has ruled that litigants can no longer approach the High Court directly if police refuse to act upon their complaints, before exploiting the.....
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Morbi Court Sends 4 Accused to Police Custody Till Nov 5 in Morbi Bridge Collapse Case(03.11.2022)
Morbi Court while sending four accused to 5-day police custody in connection with the October 30 Morbi Bridge Collapse incident has observed that alle.....
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Delhi HC Directs Police to Take Steps to Take Down Photographs of Woman from Porn Website(20.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take immediate steps to take down the photographs of a woman which were posted on a pornographic web.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea of Eyewitnesses Seeking Protection in Hashimpura Massacre(21.10.2015)
Delhi High Court has served notice to UP Police and the 16 UP PAC personnel accused of involvement in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre on a plea filed by .....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Complete Installations of CCTV Cameras in Lock-ups, Police Cabins(01.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has expressed displeasure over CCTV cameras not being installed in lock-ups and cabins of police officers, despite previous Court or.....
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SC Stays Gujarat HC Order Refusing to Stay Summons Issued by State Police to a Lawyer(26.06.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Gujarat High Court that refused to stay summons issued by the State police to a lawyer.
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SC: Police Verification Report of Selected Candidates Must be filed within 6 Months of Appointment(09.12.2024)
SC has directed that the police officials of all the States to complete the enquiry and file report as regards the character, antecedents, nationality.....
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SC: No Need of Sanction to Prosecute Police Officers Accused of Lodging False Cases(16.12.2024)
SC has held that when a police official is said to have lodged a false case, he cannot claim that sanction for prosecution u/s 197 CrPC was required s.....
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Delhi HC to Police: Before Holding Any Such Function, Proper Police Force is Made Available(18.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that it is the responsibility of the police to ensure safety and security of the students when functions/fests take p.....
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RTI is beneficial legislation cannot be used to harass(24.11.2015)
The Delhi High Court rejected claims of a Petitioner claiming willful non-compliance by the police in not providing him information under the Right to.....
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NGT Orders Municipal Corporations and Traffic Police to Make Action Plan to Control Noise Pollution(28.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the three municipal corporations and traffic police to make an action plan to control noise pollution in Panch.....
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Delhi HC to Police: Locate Ukrainian Woman's Son Kidnapped & Brought to India by Her Ex-Husband(03.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to locate an Indian man and his three year old Ukrainian son after hearing habeas corpus plea moved by chil.....
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Madras HC Directs to Invoke Prevention of Corruption Act Against Police Officials(24.07.2020)
Madras High Court has pulled up the state prison authorities on being intimated that the police officials accompanying the convicts coming out on paro.....
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Bombay HC Directs State Government to Make SPCA Functional Within Two Weeks(02.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has said that State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) should start functioning in two weeks.
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Punjab and Haryana HC Slams Police over Failure to Manage Traffic(26.10.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while taking note of Ludhiana’s failure to steer clear of traffic snarls and violations, has directed Ludhiana Additiona.....
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Delhi HC Takes a Look of Current Garbage Disposal Problem, along with National Green Tribunal (NGT)(29.10.2015)
Delhi HC along with NGT while taking note of current garbage disposal problem in Delhi, as safai karamcharis have been on strike for their arrears, ha.....
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Madras HC Grants Police Protection to Queer Woman Harassed by Family Members(07.07.2021)
Madras High Court has granted police protection to a queer woman belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community alleging harassment by her family members after d.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail in Sakinaka Police Station Rape Case(27.10.2015)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to one of the accused in Sakinaka police station rape case, in which a model was allegedly kidnapped and raped, Rs .....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks DGP’s Report over Witness Protection in Jat Agitation Case(05.12.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) to file an affidavit about steps taken to protect witnesses relate.....
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Madras HC: Conduct of Police Personnel in Holding Demonstrations Similar to Strike(16.09.2020)
Madras High Court has ruled that the conduct of the police personnel in holding a demonstration before the Office of the Police Commissioner, raising .....
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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Government if Bombay Police Act Can be Amended(16.01.2025)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government if it can consider amendment of Bombay Police Act, 1951 and also the Mumbai Municipal Corporati.....
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Del. HC: Being Subjected to Constant Threat of Being Summoned by Police Amounts to Cruelty(24.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while granting divorce to a man on ground of cruelty by wife, has observed that it is a source of mental harassment each time a perso.....
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Delhi HC Raps Traffic Police and Asks Why Hide Behind Trees to Challan Violators(30.11.2015)
Delhi High Court has rapped City Traffic Police and asked why traffic police personnel “hide behind trees” to challan traffic violators instead of sta.....
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Bombay HC Asks State to Disclose State-Wise List of People with Police Protection(24.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has criticized Maharashtra Government for failing to take effective steps to recover government dues from people, to whom police pro.....
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Supreme Court: State Police Has Duty to Continue with Investigation of Schedule Offence(21.10.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the State police has a duty to continue with the investigation of a schedule offence till the National Investigating Agenc.....
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Delhi HC Orders Action Against Delhi Police Personnel for not Wearing Masks/Helmets(01.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take action against its officials who are found not following Covid-19 masking policy and violating .....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Sends Panel Name for PCA Chairman Post(05.12.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has sent a panel of three retired judges for post of Chairman of Police Complaint Authority (PCA), which has been lying .....
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Madras HC Directs ADGP to Consider Transferring Policeman on Heath Grounds(21.10.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) to consider a plea made by a policeman suffering from Guillain Barre Syndr.....
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Dehi HC Seeks Report from Delhi Govt., Police and PWD over Boy's Death Due to Felling into an Sewer(24.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government, police and Public Works Department (PWD) while taking suo moto cognizance of the death of a sc.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Police Report on ‘torture’ at Yoga Centre(27.09.2017)
Kerala High Court has asked police to furnish a probe report on the alleged torture of a woman at a yoga centre near Kochi, which has been engaged in .....
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Kerala HC to State: Appoint Independent Chief Investigating Officer in SPCA Expeditiously(08.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to finalise the appointment of an independent Chief Investigating Officer in the State Police Complaints Auth.....
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P&H HC Asks for Details on FIRs Registered Against Serving Police Officers(30.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against the serving police officers of all ranks in th.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking 8 Hours Shift in Police Force with Weekly Offs(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Union Territory of Chandigarh, State of Punjab and State of Haryana in a special leave Petition seeking introductio.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Govt to Set Up Police Booths with Least Possible Hindrance to Public(22.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed that police booths should be constructed with least possible hindrance to public at large and basic facilities be provid.....
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Kerala Government Brings Ordinance Making Cyber Defamation/Intimidation an Offence(23.11.2020)
Kerala Government has signed an ordinance to incorporate Section 118A in the Kerala Police Act 1960, which makes intimidation, defamation, or insultin.....
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Madras HC: Those Acquitted in Criminal Cases Through Compromise Cannot Join Police(14.12.2015)
Madras High Court has held that people who get acquitted in criminal cases by entering into a compromise with the complainants and make them turn host.....
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SC Declines to Intervene in Order Refusing to Restrain Shulurmattam Police in Nilgiris District(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a Madras High Court order refusing to restrain the Shulurmattam police in the Nilgiris district from conduc.....
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AP HC: Collection of Personal Info. as Per Existing Standing Orders is Violative of Right to Privacy(18.07.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the opening of rowdy sheets to brand persons as "rowdies", collection and display of their photos, domiciliary vis.....
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Karnataka HC: No Prohibition to Give Information After Filing of B-Report by Police(20.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that once an investigation is completed and B-Report is filed by the police, there is no prohibition to give information.....
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Kerala HC Orders Police Protection for Municipal Chairperson After Alleged Abuse by Political Rivals(10.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the police to protect the Chairperson of the Thrikkakara Municipality Ajitha Thankappan from any threat from any source.....
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Supreme Court Grants Protection from Arrest to Ex-Mumbai Police Chief Param Bir Singh(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in various cases registered against him by the M.....
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Bombay High Court Upholds First-Ever Conviction of Police Officers in Mumbai(20.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a police encounter specialist making it the first conviction of police officers in a fake encoun.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on PIL Over Issue of Setting Up of Unmanned Police Barricades(22.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a suo moto Public Interest Litigation registered by it over the issue of setting up of unmanned police barricade.....
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Delhi HC Asks Police to Submit Report in Plea Claiming Police Brutality for Not Wearing Masks(28.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to submit a status report in a plea claiming police brutality for not wearing masks while roaming around in.....
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MP High Court Directs Action Against Policeman who Beat Up Lawyer in Pandarinath(23.09.2015)
MP High Court while taking a petition seeking immediate action against policemen who thrashed a lawyer during violence in Pandarinath area, has direct.....
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SC: Dying Declaration Does Not Become Inadmissible Merely Because Police Officer Recorded It(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that although dying declaration ought to ideally be recorded by a Magistrate, if possible, it cannot be said that dying declara.....
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Delhi High Court Junks Plea to Replace Delhi Police with Another Security Force in Courts(19.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a plea by two lawyers seeking to replace the police with some other security force in the courts here in vi.....
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Madras HC Rejects Rajesh Das's Challenge to Trial Court Jurisdiction in Sexual Harassment Case(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea by suspended Special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das challenging the jurisdictional competence of t.....
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SC Expressed Concern Over Man Arrested in Maharashtra Despite Interim Protection Granted by SC(05.07.2022)
Supreme Court has disapproved the act of Maharashtra police obtaining a non-bailable warrant against a man and the order of the Magistrate sending him.....
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Gauhati HC Expresses Shock Over High-Handedness of Traffic Police Against Commuter(07.09.2022)
Gauhati High Court while expressing displeasure over incident involving alleged misuse of authority by traffic personnel against a 'trivially errant' .....
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Madras HC: False Statements Before Criminal Court to Protect Fellow Officer Amounts To Misconduct(04.08.2022)
Madras High Court while upholding the disciplinary action against a police official has held that police officials making false or incorrect statement.....
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Bombay HC: Marking Attendance at Police Station Not Mere Formality But Opportunity to Investigate(13.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the condition of police attendance imposed by the court on an accused is not a mere formality and must be used by the .....
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HP High Court: Trial Court Can’t Dictate Investigation Manner, If Remand Purpose Is Clear(14.08.2025)
The Himachal Pradesh High Court while quashing a trial court’s order refusing police custody, has also expunged the remarks made by it by calling the .....
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Cal. HC: Argument of Implied Repeal of Section 272/273 IPC via FSS Act is Not Justified(03.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that though a separate, specific, distinct procedure has been laid down in FSS Act 2006 to initiate/launch a proceeding a.....
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P&H HC: Married Individual Living in Live-In Relationship Also Entitled to Police Protection(16.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that right to life is to be treated on highest pedestal and can’t be taken away, except in accordance wi.....
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Supreme Court Notices Six States Over Vacancies in Police Force(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court took strong note of huge vacancy in police force in six states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and asked their Home Secretaries to e.....
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SC Takes Suo Motu Case of Missing CCTV Cameras in Police Stations(04.09.2025)
Supreme Court took suo motu case of the absence of functional CCTV cameras in police stations. A bench led by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta a.....
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Bombay HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Transfer of Probe to CBI Alleging Harassment(09.11.2020)
Bombay High Court has heard the writ petition filed by Hansa Research Group against Mumbai police and officers of the crime branch for allegedly haras.....
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HP HC: State Lacks Authority to Transfer Police Officers Without Mandatory Recommendation(10.07.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while quashing transfer of a Sub-Divisional Police Officer, has observed that State does not have the authority to transfe.....
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SC: Need to Find Enduring Solution to the Problem of Hate Speech(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing call to action to stakeholders to find an enduring solution to the problem of hate speech, has observed that police forces.....
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Bombay High Court Notices State Over 'Police Complaint Authority' at State, District Level(18.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked State Government to file an affidavit with details of Police Complaint Authority that needs to be set up at State and Dist.....
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Kerala HC: Cognizance Of Rape u/s 376B IPC Needs Complaint by Separated Wife, Not on Police Report(17.09.2025)
Kerala High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused under Section 376B IPC, stating that as per Section 198B of the CrPC, courts can .....
Tags : Rape, Police Report, Offence
SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Salary Cut Orders of Police(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Government orders of salary cuts towards Police personnel. The Court has further noted that the.....
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Kerala HC Orders Ban on Gatherings in Court Premises(26.07.2016)
Kerala HC has banned gatherings of any kind within and outside the high court premises and ordered State Police Chief to take action against such acti.....
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Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Vijay Nair after 23 Months Custody(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Vijay Nair, the former communications-in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, who was in custody for approximately 23 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Aam Aadmi Party, Money Laundering Case, Delhi excise police, Vijay Nair
Kerala HC Urges State to Draft Law to Penalise Retired Police Officers Tampering With Investigation(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to look into the matter of absence of law in force to take action against a police officer who tampers with a.....
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Supreme Court: States Can’t Appoint ‘Acting Director General of Police’(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained all states from appointing Director General of Police (DGP) in an acting capacity, observing that such a concept is not p.....
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Madras High Court Seeks Report on Status of Police Reforms(30.01.2019)
Madras High Court has directed state government to file a status report on implementation of directions from the Supreme Court in 2006 on keeping the .....
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Punjab HC Fines Police Rs. 1 Lakh for 15-Year Delay in Filing Cancellation Report in Criminal Case(23.09.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court criticized Punjab Police for a 15-year unjustified delay in filing a cancellation report in a criminal case. The court e.....
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Bombay High Court Directs Police to Punish Vehicles Using Police Stickers(01.07.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that applying police stickers on personal vehicles is an illegal offence. Directing officials to take action against those .....
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Bombay HC: Police Can take Suo Moto Action Against Builders(20.10.2015)
Bombay HC while raising concerns over illegal constructions in Navi Mumbai, has said that Navi Mumbai Police should take suo moto cognizance and file .....
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NGT Directs Delhi Government, Police to Impound Diesel Four Wheelers in National Capital(29.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Police to impound four wheelers running on diesel in Capital under Environment P.....
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Kerala HC: Family Courts to Not Involve Police Stations in Custody Arrangement of Children(23.05.2025)
Kerala High Court after noticing order of a family Court directing the parents to exchange the child at police custody as interim custody arrangement .....
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Delhi HC: Undesirable for Courts to Make Remarks Censuring Action of Police Officers(13.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that it is undesirable for Courts to make remarks censuring the action of police officers unless such remarks are strictly .....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Cops Fitness Report From State Govt(16.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has asked State Government to prepare and submit a report on 'physical and mental fitness' of Kolkata policemen.
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Orissa HC: POCSO Accused Can File Discharge Plea Within 60 Days of Getting Police Documents(24.09.2025)
Addressing a legislative gap between the BNSS and the POCSO Act, the Orissa High Court held that an accused under the POCSO Act may file a discharge a.....
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Bombay HC: Allegations Against Police Officer Would Not Incite Action Against Government(01.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that allegations levelled against a police officer that he is involved in criminal activities and publishing news report r.....
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It is the Government’s Duty to Ensure That Every Police Personnel Gets a Day Off: Madras High Court(20.07.2018)
Madras High Court has recommended that the extra Rs. 200 paid to police officers who work during their day offs be restricted to just once every month.....
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Karnataka HC: State Directed to Sensitise Police Officers to Register FIR Under BNS and Not IPC(15.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to sensitise all police stations to register crimes under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and no.....
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Bombay HC Gives 120 Days to State For Raising Police Cell to Check Illegal Construction(17.01.2017)
Bombay High Court, while expressing its displeasure at the fact that over 400 illegal buildings have come up in Navi Mumbai since its July 2015 order .....
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Kerala HC Directs Probe Into Controversial Antique Dealer's Alleged Links With Senior Police Officers(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted police protection to controversial fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal''s former driver who had moved the Court alleging.....
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Bombay High Court: Giving Birth Proof to Police is Not Disclosure of Personal Information(25.09.2025)
Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that giving the police demographic details like proof of identity, birth, and address of a person does not am.....
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SC to Delhi Police: Wrap Up Inquiry into Samsung FIR(21.01.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi police to wrap up within six weeks its inquiry into Samsung's FIR alleging fraud in connection with summons order issued.....
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Del HC to Delhi Police: Submit Fresh Status Report on Strengthening Security Arrangements in Courts(17.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has sought fresh status report from Delhi Police on the issue of strengthening and increasing the safety and security of court comple.....
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Madras HC to State: Report Action Taken Against Abuse of Power Among Higher Police Officials(15.06.2022)
Madras High Court has held that indiscipline amongst higher officials of the police department causes disaster consequences. The court directed the Go.....
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SC: Police Presence During Test Identification Makes Statements Fall Within Ban of S. 162 CrPC(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that when the Test identification parades are held in police presence, the resultant communications tantamount to statements ma.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Govt’s Reply Over VoIP Breach(22.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Department of Telecommunication and the Finance Ministry, besides Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, seeking .....
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Kerala HC Says Police Can Take Action Against Students Who Disrupt Classes(06.01.2016)
Kerala High Court has allowed police to take action against students who disrupt classes in colleges and universities in the name of strikes.
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Delhi HC: Police Post Not a Place Where Public Servants Are To Be Attacked With Fire Arms(06.06.2022)
Delhi High Court while denying bail to a man accused of attacking a Police Post and firing at the police officials from an illegal weapon has held tha.....
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Delhi HC Directs Traffic Police, ED to Impound E-Rickshaws without Registration(26.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed Traffic Police and Enforcement Department (ED) of Delhi government to impound or seize all e-rickshaws plying in Nationa.....
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Supreme Court Notice on Arbitrary Police Curbs on Protests in Central Delhi(05.12.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a petition challenging the powers of police to arbitrarily curb protests in the heart of Delhi by imposing Section.....
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Police constables has right to bring proceedings before Employment Tribunals in order to challenge discrimination by chief officers and responsible officers(25.10.2017)
Present appeal concerns the directly effective right of police officers under EU law to have the principle of equal treatment applied to them. The que.....
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Telangana HC Seeks Response in Suo Moto Case for Use of Police Excesses During COVID Lockdown(09.04.2020)
Telangana High Court has sought the Advocate General's response in a suo moto hearing about the use of police excesses against people violating lockdo.....
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Delhi HC Withdraws Rule Restricting Censure of Police Officers by Judicial Officers(27.09.2024)
Delhi High Court has informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the rule under “Rules for Practice in the Trial of Criminal Cases” that restrict.....
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Orissa HC Declines to Intervene Against Police Action in Distorted Ganesh Idol Case(31.08.2022)
Orissa High Court while declining to entertain PIL filed against alleged police actions in preventing making and selling certain types of idols of Lor.....
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Rajasthan HC Seeks State's Reply in Plea Against Police Brutality During National Lockdown(01.04.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the State Government to file its reply on a Petition alleging use of force by the police authorities for implementat.....
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Delhi HC Reserves Order on Bail Plea of Kanhaiya Kumar(01.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has reserved its order on bail plea of Kanhaiya Kumar but questioned Delhi Police’s understanding of their main charge against JNU st.....
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Delhi High Court Asks Cops to Put CCTVs in Vulnerable Areas in 1 year(21.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to ensure that CCTV cameras are procured and installed in the 44 vulnerable areas within one year as agains.....
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MAT to State: Make Clear Policy for Transgender Persons in Police Department Within Six Months(04.08.2022)
Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) has directed the State Government to take a policy decision for the post of "other genders" like transgender.....
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Kar. HC: Second Stint of Police Custody Not Allowed(01.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court while relying on CBI v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (MANU/SC/0335/1992), has held illegal, a second stint of Police custody for interrogat.....
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Bombay HC Directs State Govt. to Upload State's Prison & Police Manual on Internet(25.04.2025)
Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to upload State's Prison Manual and Police Manual online in order to help prisoners and thei.....
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SC’s rancour over police’s disregard for individual liberty(03.06.2016)
Two women were awarded Rs. 5 lakhs each as compensation for humiliating and insensitive behaviour by the police. The Supreme Court admonished the Cybe.....
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s Notification regarding Evidence of Police officers Put on Hold(29.08.2025)
Delhi police released a statement stating that operation of the Lieutenant Governor’s notification regarding police officers' evidence in police stati.....
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Gujarat High Court Orders Police to Register FIRs on Police Atrocities During Patel Quota Agitation(08.09.2015)
Gujarat High Court has ordered officials of two police stations to file FIRs of police atrocities on local residents on August 25 and August 26 during.....
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Delhi High Court: Non-Joining of Public Witnesses Not Sufficient to Doubt Police Witnesses(22.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that merely non-joining of any public witness at the time of recovery of weapons does not raise doubt as to the truthfulnes.....
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Cabinet approves MoU on Upgradation of the Women's Police Training Centre at Yamethin, Myanmar(04.10.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) betwe.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Former AIG Ashish Kapoor In Bribery Case(01.06.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while taking note of petitioners' "substantial period" of custody of more than seven months, has granted bail to former .....
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Delhi HC Orders Government to review Cadre Restructuring of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force(08.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed an order directing the Government to review its cadre restructuring exercise pertaining to the General Duty Cadre and the .....
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Kerala HC: Reports of Internal Complaints Committee Will Not Impact Police Report filed by Victim(14.11.2024)
Ker. High Court has held that the report of the Internal Complaints Committee is not the final word in so far as the allegations otherwise made before.....
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Madras High Court has issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media report(01.09.2021)
Madras High Court has issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media reportage in matters pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ communi.....
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Calcutta HC: Customer Found in Brothel During Police Raid Cannot be Prosecuted Under PITA(16.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a customer merely visiting a brothel for sexual pleasure cannot be held liable for offences under the Immoral Traffi.....
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SC:Court Order Needed Before Providing Police Assistance to Deliver Possession to Decree Holder(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has castigated executive authorities for using police assistance to deliver possession of a property to a decree-holder though there was.....
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Delhi HC Slams Delhi Police Over Illegal and Dangerous Speed Breakers(14.12.2015)
Delhi HC has slammed Delhi police and asked whether it was implementing court's directions to identify and remove illegal and dangerous speed breakers.....
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Bombay HC: Police Officers, Advocates Should Not Fight with Each Other(28.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that it can’t be forgotten that Advocates, Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Courts are stake holders in criminal.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Two Days' Relief to Somnath Bharti(16.09.2015)
Delhi HC has directed Delhi Police to file status report by Thursday and not to take any "coercive step" against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath .....
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Uttarakhand High Court Asks State Government to Abolish Revenue Police System(15.01.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State Government to abolish the “century old practice” of revenue police system which is unique to the hill are.....
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NGT Orders Delhi Police to Frame a “Traffic Policy”(25.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Delhi Police to frame traffic policy to ease the capital’s traffic. It has also instructed Police to hold co.....
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Madras HC Orders Complete Abolition of Orderly System from TN Police in Four Months(24.08.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the authorities to ensure that the orderly system is completely abolished within a period of four months; and to remove.....
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Delhi HC: Police Evidence Valid Even if Narcotics Search and Seizure Were Not Videographed(28.10.2025)
Delhi High Court ruled that police testimony cannot be disbelieved solely because the search and seizure of narcotics under the NDPS Act was not video.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court's Bail Order Castigating Police Investigation(15.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by a Sessions Court in bail proceedings, wherein it had pulled up an Investigating Officer of the Delhi Po.....
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Gujarat High Court Raps Gujarat Police for Custodial Death of Shwetang Patel(28.08.2015)
Gujarat High Court has rapped police for custodial death of Shwetang Patel who died due to severe beating by police in custody when violence broke out.....
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SC Stays 2014 Amendment of Maharashtra Police Act Banning Dance Performances at Bars(15.10.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed a 2014 amendment of Maharashtra Police Act banning dance performances in various places including bars in the state. The cour.....
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SC: Confessional Statement Recorded U/S 67 of NDPS Act Not Admissible(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that officer having powers under Section 53 of NDPS Act is a police officer and therefore confessional statement recorded under.....
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