No law permits police to fabricate evidence: Court
9 Oct 2014 12:50 AM GMT
A court here has said that no law permits a police officer to fabricate evidence to prosecute a person. It also directed that a complaint be filed against two policemen for falsely accusing a cab driver of raping a minor.
Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain ordered to lodge a complaint against sub-inspector Chanchal and constable Jugal Kishore for fabricating false evidence against a cab driver Lalit Ratawal.
The court order came while acquitting Ratawal, accused of raping a minor girl. ‘No law permits any police official to fabricate false evidence to prosecute a person. A police officials must investigate a matter in accordance with law without fear and favour,’ the court said in a order delivered on Tuesday. The order was released Wednesday.
The court also ordered to file a complaint under Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) against the police officers for fabricating false evidence. The court noted that they have created a false circumstance against the accused.
The court remarked the case as a unique one saying that initially victims made certain allegations of sexual exploitation against the driver of school cab and two school mates but later on they added numerous persons in the list of accused persons.
‘Initially, police also showed promptness to arrest the accused. But when matter was assigned to inspector Arti Sharma, she conducted intensive investigation and made sincere efforts to bring truth on record,’ the court said.
According to police, a rape case was lodged against Ratawal by the victim’s mother Sep 2010. Ratawal was the victim’s school cab driver. She alleged that Ratawal had raped her 12-year-old daughter with his two minor accomplices.
Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain ordered to lodge a complaint against sub-inspector Chanchal and constable Jugal Kishore for fabricating false evidence against a cab driver Lalit Ratawal.
The court order came while acquitting Ratawal, accused of raping a minor girl. ‘No law permits any police official to fabricate false evidence to prosecute a person. A police officials must investigate a matter in accordance with law without fear and favour,’ the court said in a order delivered on Tuesday. The order was released Wednesday.
The court also ordered to file a complaint under Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) against the police officers for fabricating false evidence. The court noted that they have created a false circumstance against the accused.
The court remarked the case as a unique one saying that initially victims made certain allegations of sexual exploitation against the driver of school cab and two school mates but later on they added numerous persons in the list of accused persons.
‘Initially, police also showed promptness to arrest the accused. But when matter was assigned to inspector Arti Sharma, she conducted intensive investigation and made sincere efforts to bring truth on record,’ the court said.
According to police, a rape case was lodged against Ratawal by the victim’s mother Sep 2010. Ratawal was the victim’s school cab driver. She alleged that Ratawal had raped her 12-year-old daughter with his two minor accomplices.
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