As per this recent tweet by current Chairperson of NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights), they will not look into any issue related to child custody irrespective of whether there is a child custody case pending in court or not. As to what are the roles of NCPCR, we should look at the legislation how it came into being. This is a government body created through legislative act called The Commissions For Protection Of Child Rights Act, 2005. I could find the preamble of the above act only in the official Gazette PDF of the bare act known as The Commissions For Protection Of Child Rights Act, 2005 (click to download). In other online sources, preamble is missing. Let’s have a look at the preamble below: From the preamble, it is clear that a main mandate of … [Read more...] about Why is NCPCR washing off its hands from Child Custody issues?
Are IPS officers losing faith in law with regards to matrimonial cases?
An RTI was filed on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) last year regarding suicide of an IPS officer allegedly due to matrimonial issues. (An earlier RTI to UPSC resulted in forwarding of RTI to DoP&T presumably because they did not have the information). The brief news of suicide is as follows: The text of RTI is given below, which gives the context of RTI, before the information asked: ------------------------------------------ With reference to news below about suicide of an IPS Officer in 2018 (PDF of news is also attached as Supporting document): https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/wife-responsible-for-ips-officers-suicide/articleshow/65749669.cms Kindly provide information pertaining to: 1. Any studies/records/discussions/documents within MHA (Ministry of Home … [Read more...] about Are IPS officers losing faith in law with regards to matrimonial cases?
RTI to bring accountability of Police Investigation Officers (IO) and State Public Prosecutors based on Supreme Court judgment in State Of Gujarat vs Kishanbhai, 2014
An important judgment by Supreme Court came in 2014 wherein directions were issued to Home Department of all the States (which have both Police and State Prosecutors under them) to ensure that only people against whom there is sufficient evidence of having committed a crime are prosecuted. It was also directed that if an accused is acquitted after a trial, an accountability is taken as to why the Police or Prosecution failed to convict that accused person, and erring Police Investigation Officers (IO) and Prosecutors should suffer departmental action. The judgment can be referred to at: State Of Gujarat vs Kishanbhai on 7 January, 2014 Para 20 of above SC judgment is given below: 20. Every acquittal should be understood as a failure of the justice delivery system, in serving the … [Read more...] about RTI to bring accountability of Police Investigation Officers (IO) and State Public Prosecutors based on Supreme Court judgment in State Of Gujarat vs Kishanbhai, 2014
Mandatory uploading of FIRs to state police websites – SC judgment to protect rights of accused
There were several High Court judgments where to protect the fundamental rights of the accused, directions were given to respective state police to upload the FIR to state police website within 24 hours or so of lodging of FIR.Finally in 2016, in a PIL filed by Youth Bar Association of India, Supreme Court made it mandatory for all States’ police nationwide to upload copy of FIRs within 24-72 hours of lodging of FIR. There are other directions too regarding how an accused can get certified copies of FIR. The full judgment text is given below, with the paras containing directions regarding upload of FIRs (paras 12 and 13) made in bold:WP(Crl.) … [Read more...] about Mandatory uploading of FIRs to state police websites – SC judgment to protect rights of accused
How to search, find, and download electronic copy of FIR uploaded by Police?
This post will give links to various websites of State police departments in India, where one can find FIR and download a copy. Note: these are NOT about filing an FIR (First Information Report), but only to find and download electronic copy of an already existing FIR which has been uploaded by respective state’s police. The direction to upload copy of FIRs came about due to this judgment by Supreme Court in 2016, the main intention being to protect rights of the accused who by law (CrPC) could not get copy of FIR until filing of charge-sheet by police in court. Now, by having access to online FIR, the accused can easily get the FIR copy (without paying bribes etc), and start preparing for investigation, or defence before impending trial. How to use the … [Read more...] about How to search, find, and download electronic copy of FIR uploaded by Police?
It’s Holi time – get ready for annual ritual of Holi Derangement Syndrome (HDS) and hysteria by English main stream media
This post was meant to be written last year - but better late than never - and it is now just in time before the next Holi, also to prepare the readers for what the deranged English ‘liberal’ media might come up with this time before Holi festival. Around this time last year, the English main stream media – the fountain of progressive liberal derangement™ – came out with reporting that semen filled balloons were thrown on some girls in Delhi. It was reported to be one incident, but as is expected from the ‘civilizing’ role of English media on us brutes, they lost no time in chest-beating, and lamenting the moral slide among Hindus (it HAS TO BE Hindus, our journalists just know these things even before knowing them!). A sample below: Questions: How does this “illustrious” … [Read more...] about It’s Holi time – get ready for annual ritual of Holi Derangement Syndrome (HDS) and hysteria by English main stream media