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    "Reluctance in Lodging FIR, in Investigation, Everything”: Supreme Court Slams Ghaziabad Police in Child Rape-Murder POCSO Case
    "Reluctance in Lodging FIR, in Investigation, Everything”: Supreme Court Slams Ghaziabad Police in Child Rape-Murder POCSO Case
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    “Reluctance in Lodging FIR, in Investigation, Everything”: Supreme Court Slams Ghaziabad Police in Child Rape-Murder POCSO Case

    The Supreme Court criticised Ghaziabad police for reluctance in registering FIR and investigating a child rape murder case. It noted a chargesheet was filed under POCSO, while emphasising prompt action in such serious offences.

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    “Within Two Weeks, All Issues Will Be Sorted Out”: Supreme Court of India Pulls Up Centre Over CCTV Gaps, Praises Kerala Model
    “Within Two Weeks, All Issues Will Be Sorted Out”: Supreme Court of India Pulls Up Centre Over CCTV Gaps, Praises Kerala Model
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    “Within Two Weeks, All Issues Will Be Sorted Out”: Supreme Court of India Pulls Up Centre Over CCTV Gaps, Praises Kerala Model

    The Supreme Court has given the Centre two weeks to fix lapses in CCTV installation in police stations, stressing accountability and coordination. It highlighted Kerala’s real-time monitoring system as a model for nationwide implementation.

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    Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre Over CCTV in Police Stations Delay, Orders Union Home Secretary To Appear
    Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre Over CCTV in Police Stations Delay, Orders Union Home Secretary To Appear
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    Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre Over CCTV in Police Stations Delay, Orders Union Home Secretary To Appear

    The Supreme Court has asked the Union Home Secretary to appear before it to assist in the implementation of CCTV cameras in police stations. The Court expressed dissatisfaction over delays and stressed proper monitoring and standardisation of CCTV systems across India.

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    Power To Punish Lies Exclusively With Courts, Not Police: Allahabad High Court Slams UP Police Over Leg-Shooting Of Accused
    Power To Punish Lies Exclusively With Courts, Not Police: Allahabad High Court Slams UP Police Over Leg-Shooting Of Accused
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    Power To Punish Lies Exclusively With Courts, Not Police: Allahabad High Court Slams UP Police Over Leg-Shooting Of Accused

    The Allahabad High Court flagged concern over Uttar Pradesh police shooting accused in the legs and branding incidents as encounters, directing the DGP and Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to appear via video conference for accountability and judicial scrutiny statewide.

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    Police Are Duty-Bound To Act Against False Informants, Failing Which Officers May Face Consequences: Allahabad High Court
    Police Are Duty-Bound To Act Against False Informants, Failing Which Officers May Face Consequences: Allahabad High Court
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    Police Are Duty-Bound To Act Against False Informants, Failing Which Officers May Face Consequences: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court cautioned police against mechanically registering FIRs in non-cognizable cases and mandated accountability. It directed action against informants for false complaints, warning that failure to proceed may invite legal consequences and departmental action against erring officers.

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    Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur Booked Over IPS Officer Y Puran Kumar’s Suicide: Wife Alleges Caste-Based Harassment
    Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur Booked Over IPS Officer Y Puran Kumar’s Suicide: Wife Alleges Caste-Based Harassment
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    Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur Booked Over IPS Officer Y Puran Kumar’s Suicide: Wife Alleges ‘Years of Mental Harassment’

    Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur and Rohtak police chief Narendra Bijarnia have been named in an FIR for abetment to suicide and SC/ST Act violations following IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s death. His wife claims years of caste-based harassment by senior officers drove him to take his life.

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    "We are more pained about how you discharge your duties" — Supreme Court Slams Bihar IPS Officer for ‘Shockingly Irresponsible’ Affidavit in Murder Case
    "We are more pained about how you discharge your duties" — Supreme Court Slams Bihar IPS Officer for ‘Shockingly Irresponsible’ Affidavit in Murder Case
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    “We are more pained about how you discharge your duties” — Supreme Court Slams Bihar IPS Officer for ‘Shockingly Irresponsible’ Affidavit in Murder Case

    The Supreme Court rebuked IPS officer Ashok Mishra for filing a contradictory affidavit that appeared to favor murder convicts. The bench accepted his apology but warned him to uphold “loyalty to the Constitution over subservience to superiors.”

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