Betgeri ‘s Desk
Mumbai :Bombay high court come down heavily on the Mumbai Police during the hearing of ABA and given an ultimatum to the Commissioner to take action on the errant investigating police officer Deepali Patil of Shivaji Nagar Police Station or else the court will initiate contempt proceedings against the police officer.
The Shivaji Nagar Police Station registered CR No: 269/2018 u/s 354, 501 & 506 against Mazhar Alam Shaikh & Yasmeen Banu both the accused have approached the Bombay High Court for anticipatory bail, during its hearing on 17th July the court observed that the 354 section applied in the said CR is misplaced while adjourning the case the court have protected both the accused by interim order.
On 24th July afternoon the investigation officer Deepali Patil picked up the accused along with her 5 year old daughter and beaten mercilessly, mother of the accused have informed the advocate, when the advocate reached the police station family members of the accused were standing outside the lockup after the request by the advocate the accused allowed to leave the police station without signing any document of their release. Furthermore the lady police officer threatens the accused of implicating them into other crime. This matter has been brought to the notice of Police Commissioner vide complaint dated 26/07/2018 along with relevant documents.
The court has observed that the investigating officer Deepali Patil has clearly violated the order dated 17/7/2018, court also observed that the accused have been called to the police station without serving them summons / notice u/s 160 of Cr. P.C. the court further observed that act of the investigating officer is serious in nature and directed the police commissioner to take appropriate action the investigating officer, however the police commissioner failed to initiate action till 14th August thus the High has issued an ultimatum to the commissioner to take action or the high court will contempt proceedings.
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