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| Panel constituted to identify erring I/Os, POs in J&K Police | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24: In compliance of directions passed by the Supreme Court of India in case titled 'State of Gujarat Vs Kishanbhai and others' Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Samba constituted a standing committee wherein Additional Superintendent of district Police Samba, Faisel Qureshi shall be the chairman of the said committee having Chief Prosecuting Officer, DySP and Senior Prosecuting Officer as its members.
This information is being provided by the Public Information Officer of the Samba Police to information seeker and RTI activist Raman Sharma.
Earlier the RTI activist had filed a complaint before the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission against the department of Home, J & K Home government alleging that the PIO of the home department had denied him the information related to steps being taken by the Jammu and Kashmir government and police authorities for compliance of the Supreme Court Judgement in case of State of Gujarat Vs Kishanbhai in which Apex Court had asked for identification of officer(s) responsible for acquittal of an accused in a criminal case and a finding must be recorded to trace the lapse whether it was innocent or blameworthy and the erring officer if any must face the consequences.
Depending upon the seriousness of the case the erring officer may be withdrawn permanently or temporarily from the investigating responsibilities, the court said adding, "accordingly we direct, the Home Department of every State Government, to formulate a procedure for taking action against all erring investigating/prosecuting officials/officers."
After a long course of hearing before the State Information Commission (SIC), the Chief Information Commissioner GR Sufi directed the J & K Police Headquarters and Home Department to release this important information and also recommended implementation of the direction of the apex court order in letter and spirit.
In his reply to the applicant, Virender Singh (DySP Hqrs) and Public Information Officer, DPO Samba vide his office letter no Hqrs/RTI/19th/2015/6370 dated 21/11/2015 has informed that directions issued by the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Gujarat Vs Kishanbhai has been shared with the subordinate units and a standing committee vide order no Legal/2015/2662-69 dated 30/10/2015 has also been constituted by the Sr. Superintendent of the district Police samba.
It also stated that this committee will arrange training programmes as well was refresher courses for the investigating/prosecuting officers and will also examine all orders of acquittals and record reasons for the failure of prosecution and investigating officers. District Police Udhampur and Kathua have already constituted such panels. |
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