Hi all,
Just wanted to bring this to notice of everyone here, that I've filed an
RTI to the DG of Police, Cuttack, Orissa (as attached).
Due to increasing misuse of the dreaded law 498a in the country by the unscrupulous wives, and the atrocities of the police on innocent citizens based upon mere complaint by the wives, the
Supreme court passed a landmark judgment providing guidelines to the police about making arrests.
Following this judgment, the Commissioner of Police, Delhi also
issued a circular to the state police with the guidelines for arrest.
Similar
circular is also issued by the CP of Hyderabad.
I blogged about it as well.
Instructions in these circulars:
- Full investigations before any arrest in case of Indian Penal Code sections 498a & 406
- Sanction of ACP required for arrest of prime accused, sanction of DCP required for arrest of other co-accused.
Thus in the same lines, I've asked the Orissa DGP to provide me any similar circulars issued by the Commissioners in Orissa as well. If they've not issued any such circular, then it'd mean a contepmt of the SC judgment. And it also renders most of the arrests made by the Orissa police illegal and a contempt of the SC Judgment.
Ofcourse, as expected the DGP office immediately found a silly excuse to reject the
RTI application so they don't have to provide any information. In return I also sent another letter (as attached).
Now I'm awaiting further escaping excuses from them!