Karnataka High Court slammed police for illegal arrests, warning that wearing a uniform does not permit misuse of power or disregard for the law. “You have uniform, can you do anything?… If a crime is committed, definitely send him to jail, but in a manner known to law.”
The Allahabad High Court termed the situation “shocking” after records showed that 4,847 people were placed in preventive detention in Prayagraj and Ghaziabad over two years. The Court expressed concern that many detainees remained jailed for days or weeks despite statutory safeguards under the law.
A Delhi court denied anticipatory bail to Mizoram-cadre IPS officer Shankar Chaudhary over alleged unauthorised raids, illegal detention and extortion, with Special Judge Manu Goel Kharb observing the acts “undermine the integrity of the justice system, erode public trust and tarnish the image of police as a whole.”
