The Karnataka High Court recently ordered the registration of a criminal case against a police officer accused kicking an advocate who had visited a police station to file a road rage complaint [Nabonita Sen v State by Station House Officer].
The incident took place after the lawyer allegedly shoved papers kept on the tables onto the floor when she was made to wait for hours to register her complaint.
In retaliation, a policewoman on night patrol is alleged to have attacked the lawyer by kicking her all over her body.
Justice M Nagaprasanna sharply criticised the police officer’s alleged conduct and questioned why she was not stopped by other police personnel. He opined that a criminal case must be registered against the errant cop as well.
“There is no crime registered against the police sub-inspector but the CCTV footage is clear that the police sub-inspector Padmavathi has indulged in kicking the petitioner (lawyer) on all parts of the body without any rhyme or reason merely because certain papers are being pulled down from the table of the police station by the petitioner. Therefore it is a fit case where the police sub-inspector who has indulged in such an act must be brought to books, not by a mere warning of departmental inquiry, but by registration of a crime and conduct of investigation,” the Court said.
The Karnataka High Court recently ordered the registration of a criminal case against a police officer accused kicking an advocate who had visited a police station to file a road rage complaint [Nabonita Sen v State by Station House Officer].
The incident took place after the lawyer allegedly shoved papers kept on the tables onto the floor when she was made to wait for hours to register her complaint.
In retaliation, a policewoman on night patrol is alleged to have attacked the lawyer by kicking her all over her body.
India: Karnataka High Court orders FIR against cop accused of attacking advocate at police station
