Commissioner of Police Archives

“Bar contained in S. 197, CrPC cannot be read into the provisions of a special legislation like SC/ST Atrocities Act”: Bombay HC

The Court held that no previous sanction as contemplated under S. 197 CrPC would be necessary for investigating and filing final report for offences under S. 509 IPC and S. 3 of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, except for the offences punishable under S. 506 IPC.

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC directs State to grant permission to lawyer to conduct an indefinite fasting demanding use of Tamil language in High Court

Madras High Court directed the petitioner to give an undertaking that he would not initiate violence while organising meetings in connection with his indefinite fasting and he should co-operate with the police to ensure law and order

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court directs medical examination of boy beaten up by police for obstructing traffic

Allahabad High Court directed the Commissioner of Police, Lucknow, to refer the victim’s case to the Chief Medical Superintendent of KGMU.

Case Briefs High Courts

Civil court has no jurisdiction to direct Commissioner of Police to organise training programme: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: While disposing of a petition, a Single Judge Bench comprising of Yogesh Khanna, J. set aside the directions given by