Elected representatives have no business going to police stations with regard to criminal investigations: Karnataka HC

The counsel added that Poonja had then gone to the police station to ask under what circumstances Shetty was taken there and had not received a plausible explanation. He added that it was possible at this juncture that Poonja had raised his voice out of anxiety regarding the situation, later coming to know that an FIR was filed regarding alleged illegal mining. A case was later lodged against Poonja regarding the incident.

The court observed orally, “The police should be permitted (to work) regardless of the party. How will police officers and public functionaries function?”

The single-judge bench of the high court also asked if such instances of people’s representatives going to police stations could be found only in India or even in foreign countries.

The bench further stated, “The court is against elected members going to the police station in connection with criminal investigations. They have no business.”