Policemen refusing to register a complaint will face up to one - TopicsExpress



          

Policemen refusing to register a complaint will face up to one year in jail with the Centre issuing strict instructions to states to prosecute such cops. The home ministry told the states and Union Territories to clearly instruct all police stations that failure to register FIR on receipt of information about any cognisable offence will invite prosecution of the duty police officer under IPC Section 166A (public servant disobeying law) which will invite imprisonment up to one year. In its latest directive, the ministry told the states and UTs that policemen should be sensitised to respond to complaints with alacrity, whether it is from man or woman, and must apprehend the accused immediately after the complaint, as there is tendency of persons committing crimes to slip away when there is delay on extraneous grounds like jurisdiction. There have been allegations that
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:23:50 +0000

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