Supreme Courts Stays High Court Order Seeking Inquiry Of Chandigarh Police
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The bench directed Chandigarh police to preserve the records, including CCTV footage and call details, in connection with the case.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Punjab and Haryana High Court order to register an FIR and set up an SIT to probe the alleged abduction of a dentist by Chandigarh police personnel to prevent him from appearing in a court. A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli sought a response from Mohit Dhawan, the dentist on whose plea the high court passed the order. The case needs to be considered at length and that is why the court is directing the stay of the high court order, Justice Bopanna said.
The bench directed Chandigarh police to preserve the records, including CCTV footage and call details, in connection with the case. It said it is staying the order and posted the matter for further hearing after five weeks.
During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj said, "How can the high court while hearing an anticipatory bail application order for registration of FIR against police officials and probe by a Special Investigation Team of Punjab Police. This is totally without any jurisdiction." Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for Dhawan, said it is one of the worst cases of police excesses he has seen.
He said Dhawan, a Chandigarh-based dentist, had filed a suit for the recovery of some outstanding dues owed to him by a woman from Nairobi for her treatment.
