Gauhati High Court Expresses Shock Over High-Handedness Of Traffic Police Against Commuter; Orders Training For All Constables
Case: XXX v. The State of Assam & Ors.
Coram: Chief Justice R.M. Chhaya and Justice Soumitra Saikia
Case No.: PIL (Suo Motu) No. 02 of 2022
Court Observation: “It is no doubt true that the authorities have initiated Departmental Proceedings against the erring police personnel and are also investigating the FIR lodged by the wife of the victim. However, as expressed in the body of the petition, for a trivial traffic offence, the police personnel should not and cannot be permitted to take law in their hands. As rightly expressed by the learned Advocate, who has drawn attention of this Court, we stay in a society where rule of law prevails and, therefore, it is eminently necessary for the respondent authorities to impart appropriate training to their police personnel and make them citizen centric while discharging their duties.”
“Police may have the authority to control the traffic but the same cannot be handled as a tool to violate the fundamental rights of the citizen. Steps which are taken by the authorities against the erring police personnel do not end the agony of the citizens at large. It is, however, clarified that if there is any breach of traffic rules, the police personnel could have taken action in accordance with law instead of using force on the innocent citizens.”
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