Woman Shown 'Dead' In Police Report Found Alive In Court, Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Action Against Delinquent Police Officer
Live LawThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought "strict action" against a Haryana police officer after the woman he claimed, in a report submitted in a protection plea, is dead, was found alive and present in the Court.Justice Kirti Singh said, "In view of this false report that has been submitted to the Registry of this Court, the Superintendent of Police, Nuh at Mewat is directed to file. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought "strict action" against a Haryana police officer after the woman he claimed, in a report submitted in a protection plea, is dead, was found alive and present in the Court. Justice Kirti Singh said, "In view of this false report that has been submitted to the Registry of this Court, the Superintendent of Police, Nuh at Mewat is directed to file an appropriate affidavit explaining this anxious situation and conduct enquiry and also take a strict action against this delinquent official." Consequently, the Court sought strict action against the officer and directed the State counsel, "to produce the affidavit of the Superintendent of Police, Nuh at Mewat within a period of four weeks from today explaining the situation in which such a report was submitted by the concerned police official and also the action taken against the delinquent official."