Punjab HC asks DGP to ensure FIRs are filed promptly: ‘Complaints kept pending to extort money’

While the incidental with the petitioner took spot connected September 25, 2024, the FIR against the accused was registered lone connected November 22, 2024.

On erstwhile hearing, the precocious tribunal had directed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and DGP, Punjab, to guarantee that successful each the cases, wherever cognisable offences are made out, the FIRs are registered promptly, successful presumption of the judgement passed by the Supreme Court successful Lalita Kumari versus Government of UP and others (2013).

When the substance came up for proceeding connected Monday, the authorities counsel told the precocious tribunal that an FIR No. 0237 dated November 22, 2024, has been registered astatine Ajnala constabulary presumption against the accused successful the contiguous case.

Even SHO, Ajnala constabulary station, submitted successful the tribunal that 10 complaints received from assorted complainants are pending for the past much than 15 days and 20 complaints are pending astatine the constabulary presumption for the past 2 weeks.

Justice Shekhawat noted that it appears that the complaints are kept pending astatine assorted constabulary stations successful Punjab and the mandate of the Supreme Court is not being followed strictly.

On earlier occasions also, this tribunal had taken superior presumption of the substance and had directed the DGP, Punjab, to contented instructions to each the constabulary officials successful Punjab to guarantee that the FIRs are promptly registered successful the cases wherever a cognisable offence is made out, seemingly from the perusal of the ailment itself, said the precocious court.

“However, successful bulk of the cases, the constabulary officials either clasp enquiry successful each ailment received successful constabulary stations oregon support the ailment pending for respective days, conscionable to extort wealth from the mediocre and guiltless victims of crimes successful the State of Punjab. Even successful the contiguous case, the occurrence had taken spot connected September 25, 2024, wherever a idiosyncratic was earnestly injured and the FIR was registered connected November 22, 2024,” noted the precocious court.

Thus summoning the SSP acrophobic that helium should stay personally contiguous successful the tribunal connected the adjacent day of proceeding and apprise astir the presumption of the complaints that are pending successful each constabulary stations nether his jurisdiction, the precocious tribunal again directed the Punjab constabulary main to guarantee that successful each cases, wherever complaints are received with respect to committee of cognisable offences, “the FIRs are registered immediately, without immoderate delay, connected immoderate pretext”.

The substance has been adjourned to December 5.