Police Line Campus Is A Sensitive Place, Public Shouldn't Be Allowed Entry Sans Valid Permission: Allahabad High Court
Live LawThe Allahabad High Court has recently observed that the campus of the police line is a sensitive place where the Armory, District Wireless Control Room Cyber Control Room, etc. On the other hand, the AGA, appearing for the state, submitted that the mosque constructed in the police line premises cannot be allowed to the public to offer Namaz/prayer, for the reason that arms and ammunition of the police personnel are being stored in Armory in the police line, moreover, District Wireless Control Room is also situated there and due to several other security reasons, without appropriate permission, public at large cannot be allowed to enter in the police line campus. Also, Satypal Antil, Superintendent of Police, Pratapgarh also submitted before the Court that the campus of the police line is a sensitive place in which the Armory, District Wireless Control Room Cyber Control Room etc. The Court further agreed with the contention of the AGA as well as the SP Pratapgarh to opine that the police line campus is a sensitive area housing facilities such as the Armory, District Wireless Control Room, and Cyber Control Room and therefore, access to the premises should not be granted to the general public without proper authorization from the District Superintendent of Police.