Police Manual Is A Public Document: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Police Manual is a public document, upholding a direction to upload the same on the Police website.The Applicant, Mr. Kaustubh Gharat of Praja Foundation had sought copies of Police Manual in English and Marathi under the Right to Information Act from the office of the Director General of Police, Maharashtra State. The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Police Manual is a public document, upholding a direction to upload the same on the Police website. The Applicant, Mr. Kaustubh Gharat of Praja Foundation had sought copies of Police Manual in English and Marathi under the Right to Information Act from the office of the Director General of Police, Maharashtra State. Dismissing this appeal, the Bench comprising Justice Ranjit More and Justice Sadhana S. Jadhav observed that the Police Manual is in fact a public document under the RTI Act, and ruled, "Respondent No.
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