Telangana High Court Bars Forest Officials from Investigating IPC Offences

The Telangana High Court has said that forest officials cannot investigate crimes under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

This decision came after a group of people were accused of entering a protected area and hurting a forest worker.

The court said that only the police can investigate IPC crimes, even if they happen along with wildlife crimes.

The court allowed the investigation of wildlife crimes to continue but stopped the forest officials from investigating the IPC crimes.

This means forest officials can only investigate crimes related to wildlife, not other types of crimes.