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HC allays police fear The Bombay High Court today clarified that the evidence of police officers recorded in the ongoing Sessions Court inqu...

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HC allays police fear

  • The Bombay High Court today clarified that the evidence of police officers recorded in the ongoing Sessions Court inquiry into alleged fake encounters, cannot be used against them as admissible evidence in future proceedings.

    • The ruling comes in response to a clarification sought by Special Public Prosecutor Srikanth Bhat representing police officials deposing before Sessions Judge A S Aguiar.

    The police had raised the similar query before the judge. However, as Aguiar had declined to clarify the issue, Bhat filed the application in the High Court.

    The police feared that their evidence on oath in the Sessions Court will be used as readymade evidence against them by petitioners who have challenged the authenticity of the encounters.

    Kadam admits to violating rule

  • Suspended sub inspector of State Reserve Police M Y Kadam on Wednesday disclosed before the Gundewar commission that he had ordered his subordinates to open fire in the air to quell violent mobat Ramabai Nagar on July 11 last although he was aware that police manual prohibits such firing.

    • The Gundewar commission is probing the desecration of Dr B R Ambedkar8217;s statue in suburban Ghatkopar and subsequent police firing in which 10 persons were killed.

     

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