The minister made the statement on Sunday when canvassing for his son Arvind Rajbhar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election on his party ticket from the Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency.
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Friday held that the practice of putting up names of accused on flysheet boards at police stations without issuing a proclamation is derogatory and against the concept of human dignity and privacy enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution.
Police role in disclosing the identity of criminals at police stations in public gaze is unwarranted and violates Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty), the court further said. The court directed the director general of police (DGP) to remove names and identities of top-10 criminals, along with their criminal antecedents, from flysheet boards at police stations and ensure compliance by police heads of districts.
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Friday held that the practice of putting names of the accused persons on the flysheet board at police stations without issuance of proclamation is derogatory to the concept of human dignity and privacy enshrined under Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution.
Further, the action of police officers in disclosing the identity of criminals in police stations in public gaze is absolutely unwarranted and uncalled for as being violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.
Hence, the court directed the director general of police (DGP) to forthwith remove the names/identities of top- 10 criminals along with their criminal antecedents from the flysheet board from all the police stations. In addition, the court also directed the DGP to ensure that a circular in the light of this judgment is sent to all the police heads of the districts so as to ensure strict compliance. However, the court clarified that the benefit of th
Remove hoardings with details of accused criminals, Allahabad HC tells UP DGP
Remove hoardings with details of accused criminals, Allahabad HC tells UP DGP
The Allahabad High Court directed the Uttar Pradesh Director-General of Police to remove hoardings giving out information of top 10 criminals , as it is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.
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UPDATED: January 31, 2021 00:22 IST
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh DGP to remove the list of criminals (Photo Credits: PTI)
The Allahabad High Court on Saturday ordered Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to remove hoardings giving out information of top 10 criminals , put up outside police stations in Prayagraj and Kanpur.