Police Officer Archives

Kar HC | ‘In certain cases the first duty of police officer is to arrest accused and collect evidence, and not registration of FIRʼ; Court dismisses bail application pleading procedural irregularities

Karnataka High Court: Sreenivas Harish Kumar, J., while dismissing a criminal petition for enlargement on bail, said, “There are prima facie materials

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC issues notice to UP Govt. & Union Ministry of Jal Shakti over alleged gang-rape, murder of minor girl

The National Human Rights Commission India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 13-year-old girl belonging to Scheduled Caste

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC | Police officer asks a 16 year old girl to dance in lieu of registering FIR against molestation

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that an Inspector of Govind Nagar police

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Officers of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau of a state are police officers and derives power and authority from same state as police officials

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A. Hariprasad and N. Anil Kumar JJ., disposed of writ petition by holding that Vigilance

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Police officer has all pervasive powers to arrest a person during investigation, without any assistance from Magistrate or Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J., addressed the petition filed under Sections 482 and 483 of CrPC for quashing of FIR

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Malaysia CoA | Information received from an accused person in the custody of a police officer, as relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered, may be proved

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Mohtarudin Baki, Ahmadi Haji Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli, JCA dismissed an appeal made against

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Statement in presence of doctor to police officer cannot be discarded at stage of investigation; bail rejected

Karnataka High Court: H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, J. dismissed the petition under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure for an offence punishable