Preserving Mobile Tower Location Of Police Officer Does Not Cause Danger To Security Or Violation Of Privacy: Punjab & Haryana High Court
7 months ago

Preserving Mobile Tower Location Of Police Officer Does Not Cause Danger To Security Or Violation Of Privacy: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that there is no violation of the right to privacy in preserving the tower location of a police officer who allegedly falsely implicated an accused in a drugs case.Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "the petitioner has disputed the alleged time and place of alleged recovery and to establish that aspect in his defence he has sought the preserving. The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that there is no violation of the right to privacy in preserving the tower location of a police officer who allegedly falsely implicated an accused in a drugs case. Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "the petitioner has disputed the alleged time and place of alleged recovery and to establish that aspect in his defence he has sought the preserving of the tower locations of the mobile phones mentioned in the application. After hearing the submissions, the Court noted, "in the present case, the petitioner has raised contentions that the police party had planted the recovery and also disputed the manner of his arrest and this aspect could be verified by observing the tower locations of the mobile phones used by the police party at the relevant time when he was allegedly arrested."

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Accused's Right To Fair Trial To Seek Call Detail Record U/S 91 CrPC In Trap Case Prevails Over Police's Right To Privacy: Rajasthan HC
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India TV News  

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently dismissed a plea to preserve the call records of a police officer who arrested the petitioner in the NDPS Act observing that for the possibility of creating evidence in favour of the accused, it cannot go to the extent of breaching privacy of a police officer.Justice Rajbir Sehrawat added that just to give …

Procuring Call Data Records And Location Of Police Officials Can Encroach Upon Their Safety And Privacy: Delhi High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

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The Delhi High Court has observed that procuring call detail records, including the tower-wise location of the police officials can prejudice their safety and privacy. “The concerned police officers may be involved in dealing with cases of different nature, including sensitive or heinous cases or cases of national security, and orders, such as those impugned before this Court, can directly …

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant regular bail to an Army personnel Harpreet Singh, who is accused of providing secret information and documents to a co-accused, who was apprehended allegedly with 70 grams of heroin in 2021. The bench of Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, “Prima facie there are very grave, serious and specific allegations against …

Mere Movement Of SIM Doesn’t Prove Movement Of Accused Along With It: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]
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In a setback to investigating agencies, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that mere movement of SIM card would not be sufficient to prove the movement of the person allegedly using the SIM card.A bench comprising Justice AB Chaudhari and Justice Kuldip Singh asserted, “To repeat, the prosecution cannot claim that by movement of SIM cards from one …

Supreme Court approached against removal of cell towers
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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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