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Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
HC asks DGP why police ignoring its own circulars
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has directed the director general of police to personally reply explaining why circulars issued by the DGP office are not followed by police personnel. "It appears to us that in a disciplined police force, the police personnel themselves are not following the discipline and mandatory directions issued by the office of the director general of police,'' said Justices Ajey Gadkari and Rajesh Patil on Monday. The judges heard two petitions to quash an FIR by Thane's Vartak Nagar police station under IPC sections for cheating, criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of property. They were "astonished to hear a bald submission", based on instructions, from prosecutor Ashish Satpute that though the "crime-in-question" (FIR) was registered on June 3, 2024, "more than 13 months ago", "the basic tenet of investigation, ie drawing of panchnama of the scene of offence or the premises" has not been carried out by the investigating officer (IO) till today. The judges noticed that "as usual" the case diary was maintained "in an absolute casual manner… in a yellow colour plastic file". by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Zo bestrijden vrouwen van 60+ incontinentie – helemaal discreet Damesondergoed Meer informatie Undo The first page had no number and date. It was typed on a ledger paper. Pages 1 to 13 were in loose sheets. They said thus it is clear that the IO has violated mandate of Section 172 (1B) of the Criminal Procedure Code that a case diary shall be a volume and duly paginated, coupled with various circulars/directions of the DGP office on maintaining case diaries. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai They took note of various DGP office circulars including the last one issued in Feb 2024, adding: "Undoubtedly all police personnel in Maharashtra 'must' follow the mandate of law" as per CrPC provisions as also DGP office directions. The judges said they were "left with no alternative" but to direct the DGP to file a detailed reply to the petition and to explain why circulars are not followed by subordinate officers/police personnel.
Indian Express
01-07-2025
- Indian Express
Teen boy critical after man who blamed him for daughter's death throws acid on him at Goa bus stop
Police on Monday arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly throwing acid on a 17-year-old boy in North Goa's Pernem. According to police, the accused claimed that he attacked the college student on suspicion that the boy was somehow linked to his daughter's death in May. He also suspected that the teen had been in a relationship with his daughter. The Sindhudurg police in Maharashtra are investigating the death of the accused's minor daughter as a case of 'unnatural death', the Goa Police said. Monday's incident took place at around 7.45 am, when the minor boy was waiting for a bus to go to college. Police said the accused arrived on a scooter and flung a mug of chemical from a bucket at the minor boy. At 8.20 am, police received information from the district hospital in Mapusa that the minor had suffered burn injuries. He was then moved to Goa Medical College and Hospital for treatment. Dr Rajesh Patil, medical superintendent and professor of surgery at Goa Medical College (GMC), said the minor boy's condition is unstable and that he is critical. 'He has deep burn injuries to the eye, nose, neck, shoulder and the right side of the face. He was intubated at Asilo district hospital in Mapusa and sent to GMC. We have put him on a ventilator presently. A multi-disciplinary team of plastic surgeons, anaesthetists and chest physicians are conducting the treatment. We are also suspecting a pulmonary injury due to the fumes from inhalation of the acid. We are making all efforts to save his life first, and later we will get a clearer picture of the extent of damage to the eye and other injuries after further examination,' the doctor said. On the complaint of the victim's father, an FIR was registered at Pernem police station under BNS sections 109 (attempt to murder) and 124(1) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc), as well as section 8(2) of Goa Children's Act. Teams from police stations in Pernem, Mandrem and Mopa Airport were formed to trace the accused. The boy's father said the incident happened minutes after he dropped off his son at the bus stop. 'As soon as I returned home, I got a call saying he had been attacked. I rushed to the spot and he told me that someone arrived on a scooter and threw acid on him,' the father said. Police said the accused, a native of Dodamarg in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, was arrested in the evening from Karaswada in Goa. North Goa SP Rahul Gupta said the accused confessed to committing the crime. 'The accused person informed that he suspected the minor boy to be associated with the death of his daughter as they were in a relationship. The chemical used in the incident is suspected to have been taken from…where the accused worked. The two-wheeler used in the crime has been seized,' said the SP. Police said the daughter of the accused was undergoing treatment for typhoid and was also admitted to a hospital last month. A police officer, requesting anonymity, said, 'The cause of his daughter's death has not been ascertained so far and is being probed by Sindhudurg police. In preliminary interrogation, the accused said that his daughter and the minor boy used to study in the same school earlier and had been in a relationship. They broke up later, but according to the accused, they remained in touch. Last month, after she died, the accused believed that the minor boy was somehow connected and responsible for her death and decided to attack him.'
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
147kg stale food destroyed in checks at city eateries in 20 days
Bhubaneswar: The food safety wing of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has destroyed 147 kg of stale, unhygienic food during surprise checks conducted at food stalls across the city in the past 20 days, officials said. The raid, carried out jointly by food safety squads and BMC's SHINE (Sanitation and Hygiene Inspection for Neat Environment) team, resulted in the civic body collecting a total penalty amount of Rs 1.31 lakh from vendors who violated food safety norms. The ongoing drive is being conducted in response to jaundice and diarrhoea cases reported in the city. On June 16, fines amounting to Rs 12,500 were collected from five establishments, with three hotels receiving closure notices. On June 17, fines totalling Rs 30,000 were collected. Raids were conducted at Palasuni, Pandra, Gadakana, Patia, KIIT Square, Fire Station, Ganganagar and SUM Hospital on both days. "As many as 163 inspections have been conducted at these places. The raids continued until Monday. The highest amount of 50 kg of stale food was destroyed on June 21 at Chandrasekharpur, BDA area. The raids will continue to keep people safe and generate awareness," said BMC commissioner Rajesh Patil. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Nuova CUPRA Formentor e-HYBRID CUPRA Configura Auto Undo BMC officials said on June 18, raids were conducted in Aerodrome area and Soubhagyanagar, leading to the collection of Rs 57 lakh in fines. "So far, one water pouch manufacturing unit and three hotels have been sealed. Between June 1 and 13, 144 food samples were collected for laboratory testing, while between June 14 and 23, 49 samples were collected," a BMC official said. Designated officer (food safety), Satyajit Patel, said vendors were also warned not to serve stale food. "If the hotels repeat the practice of serving stale food, they will be slapped with closure notices along with penalties," he said. Food safety squads said fast food items and some local and popular delicacies are mostly dumped at the source itself. "Some well-established hotels are also storing stale food. So far, bacterial contamination has been detected in food samples. Now, we will randomly check panipuri (gupchup) and dahi bara-aludam stalls to see if the water they use is contaminated," Patel added. Laboratory tests can also ascertain if any colour or preservatives that are not permissible are used in food.
India Today
24-06-2025
- India Today
He was just watching: Mumbai court frees bar customer in obscene dance raid case
The Bombay High Court, while holding that merely naming a person in the FIR and chargesheet is not sufficient without supporting material, has quashed proceedings against a man who was caught watching an allegedly obscene dance performance at a bar in Mumbai in bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Rajesh Patil was hearing a petition filed by a 48-year-old Mumbai-based businessman who was booked under the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (Working Therein) Act, FIR was registered against the petitioner and other accused on August 1, 2019, with allegations that obscene dances were being performed by women at a bar managed by accused Pravin Shetty. The petitioner was allegedly present as a customer when the police conducted the raid. Advocates Rahul Yadav and Rajesh Khobragade, appearing for the petitioner, argued that there were no specific allegations against him and that, even if the material on record were accepted as true, it did not disclose any Public Prosecutor Kiran Shinde contended that the petitioner's name was clearly mentioned in the FIR and that the chargesheet recorded his presence at the bench examined the FIR, chargesheet, and the evidence on record and noted that the man had been charged with indulging in an obscene act in a public place. However, it observed that some of the invoked sections were applicable only to owners, proprietors, managers, or those acting on their behalf, while the petitioner was merely a is no allegation in the FIR that the petitioner was showering coins, currency notes, or any form of money on a dancer or misbehaving indecently with any woman. Moreover, there is no allegation that the petitioner touched any woman in the bar during the raid,' the bench concluded, 'In our opinion, as regards the provisions of the Act of 2016, merely naming the petitioner in the FIR and chargesheet is not sufficient. There is a lack of material to indicate that the ingredients of the alleged offences under the said Act are present in the chargesheet.''The petitioner's name is merely mentioned in the FIR and panchnama as a customer, and therefore, the petition deserves to be allowed,' the bench said, while quashing the FIR and the proceedings pending before the Bandra Magistrate Court.- Ends
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Bhubaneswar civic body to set up three more ODA courts to resolve building plan disputes
BHUBANESWAR : For expedited disposal of disputes arising from building plan approvals under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits, three more Odisha Development Authority (ODA) courts will be set up under the civic body, where designated officers will hear and resolve cases. At present, there is only one ODA court that deals with thousands of minor and major disputes, creating a huge backlog. An estimated 7,000 disputes are pending for disposal, BMC officials said. The court is empowered under the ODA Act, 1982, to decide on the violation of building rules. Earlier, the court functioned under the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). It started operating under BMC from Nov 2016. BMC officials said that as per the initial plan, the cases will be distributed among the zones according to allotted disputes of a respective zone. "Three additional commissioners, one in each zone, will be designated as authorised officers to hear the cases," said BMC additional commissioner Suvendu Sahu. He made the statement on the sidelines of a recent discussion in a corporation meeting where BMC commissioner Rajesh Patil expressed the view that opening of more ODA courts will reduce the burden on a single court. When the ODA court started functioning, 1,034 pending cases were transferred from BDA. BMC officials said that because of the court, people are able to file complaints directly without having to run from officer to officer. The court also takes cases from the BMC's enforcement squad. "The enforcement squads keep receiving complaints of encroachments. The ODA court has helped to take up encroachment cases and conducts their hearing expeditiously," said a BMC officer. BMC officials said most of the cases relate to carrying out construction beyond the approved plan or minor and major deviations. "Since BMC is now dealing with building plan approval, we find out whether an individual has used space beyond the permissible area shown in the plan. If we find a violation, we transfer it to the ODA court," an officer said. Sources said if applicants don't find the court's direction satisfactory, they can move the appellate authority. In the case of ODA court, the appellate authority is secretary of the housing and urban development department.
