Police Act

The appellant Jagdishmura was charged under Section 307 IPC for allegedly firing a pistol at the neck of PW‑2, a driver, in an attempt to murder him. The trial court acquitted him, finding the key witnesses’ statements contradictory, the motive unestablished, and the FIR ante‑dated and improperly investigated. The High…

The petitioners, former senior police officers and a public interest group, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking directions to the Union and State governments to enact a new Police Act replacing the colonial Indian Police Act, 1861, and to implement comprehensive police reforms. They argued that the existing …

The Supreme Court entertained a writ petition filed by environmental lawyer M.C. Mehta under Article 32 seeking directions to curb the growing menace of unregulated traffic in the National Capital Region (NCR) and National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Relying on the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Constitution, t…

The State by Lokayuktha Police appealed against the Karnataka High Court's order quashing FIRs filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act against H. Srinivas and others on the ground that the police had conducted a preliminary enquiry without recording it in the General Diary. The Supreme Court examined whether a pre…

The appellant, Nepal Singh, a temporary Sub‑Inspector of Police, was terminated from service on the ground of alleged corruption and a second marriage without government permission, based on a circular issued by the Inspector General of Police. The termination order was issued by the Deputy Inspector General under a 19…

Phool Singh, a constable in the Rajasthan Police, was convicted in 1994 under IPC s.392 and the Arms Act for robbery, assault and illegal possession of a firearm, but the conviction was later set aside by a Sessions Court on a "benefit of doubt" basis. He had earlier been dismissed from service after a departmental enq…