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From: DISABILITY INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY
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Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:58 PM
Subject: PERSONS WITH DISABILITY SHOULD NOT SUMMONSED FOR APPEAR BEFORE POLICE
STATIONS.
Women,children , PwDs won't be called to police stations for
statements: HC
Women, children and physically handicapped persons, who are either
witnesses or complainants, will not be summoned to police stations for
recording of their statements from now onwards, the Bombay High Court was
informed today.
The court was informed through a circular issued by Deven Bharti,
Inspector General of Police (Law and Order).
The circular issued to all police stations across Maharashtra has
directed police to ensure that women, children and physically handicapped are
not summoned to police stations for recording of statements.
Asking the police to strictly follow section 160 of the Criminal
Procedure Code, the circular states if the statement of any woman, child below
the age of 15, and physically handicapped person is required, the policeman
concerned will have to go to their residence and record the statement.
The circular was submitted to a division bench of justices A M
Khanwilkar and A R Joshi during the hearing of a plea filed by an advocate
Geetal Haldankar, who had alleged that when she had gone to lodge a complaint
with the police against an estate agent she was made to sit in the police
station till late in the night.
According to Haldankar, she had rented a flat in Diva in
neighbouring Thane district through one Shubhda Narvekar. She was, however, not
given an agreement by Narvekar.
Recently, when she returned from work, the landlord of the house
had removed her lock from the door and put his own. When Haldankar approached
the Diva police to file a case against Narvekar, the police there refused to
take her complaint and made her sit there till late in the night.
Haldankar wrote a letter to the senior police inspector complaining
about the behaviour of the police officials but did not receive any reply. The
advocate later approached the high court seeking direction to police to lodge a
case.
The high court was today also informed that Haldankar's complaint
has been lodged and investigations are on following which her petition was
disposed of.
Source : Deccan Herald
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