The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure regarding the manner in which the UP Police conducted its investigation. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva orally remarked that if the police continued to function in this manner, perhaps all investigations in Uttar Pradesh should simply be handed over to the CBI.
The matter relates to an investigation where the police registered an FIR against an “unknown” person regarding a motorcyclist, even though the complainant stated that he had captured the accused on the spot and handed him over to the police.
“You have an agenda in everything. If you proceed with cases in this manner, how can people trust you? It would be better to assign all UP Police investigations to the CBI,” the court remarked. Later, following the High Court’s intervention and a demand for a status report, the police included the motorcyclist’s name in the charge sheet, but subsequently gave him a clean chit. In response, the Supreme Court raised serious questions about the police’s modus operandi, stating that while “toeing the line is one thing, bending over backwards is quite another – and then there is this kind of cover-up. The top court also described the counter-affidavit filed by the UP Police as “completely disappointing. It then directed the concerned police officer to appear in person at the next hearing, adding that the officer must come prepared with a better affidavit and clarify why the motorcyclist’s name was not recorded in the FIR.
The less said, the better”.
