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Rajasthan High Court Curbing Police Power

Rajasthan High Court Curbing Police Power
Seeing policeman makes citizens feel nervous, not safe: Rajasthan High Court curbs ‘unbridled power’ of cops · indianexpress.com

The Rajasthan High Court has expressed concern about the police having too much power when investigating cybercrime cases.

The court said that the police should only investigate suspected fraud or economic offences according to the law and should not force banks or financial institutions to do anything.

The court passed some directions to protect innocent people from being harassed by the police.

The judge, Justice Ashok Kumar Jain, made it clear that the police should not go beyond their legal authority.

Key facts

Court
Rajasthan High Court
Issue
Unbridled power of police in cybercrime cases
Concern
Police coercing banks and financial institutions
Observation
Police role limited to investigation under law
Action
Passed directions to protect innocent persons

Quotes

Justice Ashok Kumar Jain

Justice of the Rajasthan High Court

“The role of the police is only for investigation in the matter of suspected fraud or economic offences, and that too under the law and not beyond the law. The police has no role to coerce any bank, financial institution, or payment system operator (PSO) including payment aggregators, to do a particular act and or in a particular manner.”
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