The judge agreed to the defense attorney R. Thiroortha that the police often did not comply with the legal mandate.
In a significant judgment, the Madras High Court ruled that the police could not make a preliminary investigation on receiving complaints that publish the criminal offenses according to the planned caste and planned tribes (atrocities) of 1989 and that the agency should directly register the first information reports (FIRS).
Justice P. highly emphasized that section 18a par. A), established by a change in 2018, the law categorically states that no preliminary investigation will be required to register companies against any person. “The legislative intention is to ensure immediate and unfiltered registration of complaints accusing caste on the basis of atrocities without procedural obstacles or administrative discretion,” he said.
The judge agreed to the defense attorney R. Thiroortha that the police often did not comply with the legal mandate. Therefore, he ordered the CEO to the Police/Police Head of Police (DGP/HOPF) to communicate a copy of his order to all commissioners and superintendents of the police in the state to avoid the offense of legal requirements in terms of SC/st.
The judge stated that in several cases he encountered cases of preliminary investigations carried out in cases of SC/W and such investigations carried out under the rank of police representative (DSP), although Rule 7 (1)), the subject of planned caste and planned tribes), orders the investigation based on officers. Based on officers that are led on the basis of officers submitted to the police submitted to the police that are led on the basis of officers submitted to the police submitted to the police that are led on the basis of officers on the basis of police officers.
Procedure outages should not be repeated in the future, the judge gave a clear investigation in SC/ST cases, must be completed and the final reports/fees for special courts within 60 days, from the date of registration of the company, as determined under Rule 7 (2) of the 1994 rules.
The Justice Velmurugan also ordered that court judges not to realize private complaints that would seek the direction of the police to register FIRS under the law of SC/W and that such complaints must be handed over to special courts established under section 14 of the Act. He pointed out that court judges lacked jurisdiction to realize such private complaints.
The orders were handed over to the petition picked up Muniraj, a person with disabilities belonging to the planned caste. He filed a private complaint in front of the judge in the district of Krishnagiri and in August 2024 acquired the Municipal Police of Hosur to ask for his complaint against several individuals who allegedly tried to usurp his non -actable property and also abused him by caste.
He proceeded to the High Court, accusing the inspector of the Hosur Municipal Police Station, that he had not met his complaint despite the court. However, after the court judge had not been in force in the eye, the judge was not in force, the power of Velmurugan ordered the police superintendent Krishnagiri to ensure that the company was registered on the basis of a petitioner’s complaint.
The judge also stated that the police superintendent could carry out the investigation either himself or to entrust him to an officer who is not under the rank of DSP, who must again report the final report within 60 days.
Published – July 24, 2025 20:38
