Mumbai: The Bombay High Court bench from Judge SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav on January 25 direct the Secretary of the Maharashtra Chief to submit a report to the Court to establish functional and non-functional CCTVs data at all state stations.
This report must also establish a duration where the data recorded in the CCTV is stored, because the steps are taken to maintain the data backup.
HC directs the head to comply with the letter instructions and the spirit of the Supreme Court to install the CCTV system in all police stations and maintain recordings and secretaries to take demonstration against the senior police inspector responsible for the police station “because they did not report CCTVs that did not work and also not to Taking a step immediately to correct errors because whatever CCTV in the police station they had stopped functioning.
“The report must be submitted on February 15, 2022.
HC heard the petition submitted by SL Giri.
And other people about the police station in Nashik.
The court was told that CCTV was no functional for more than two months.
HC has been looking for certain recordings when the applicant is challenged as a notice received from the Sinnar Police Station, Nashik in January 24, HC has a prime facie holding notice on January 8 to be made.
On January 25, HC told a query for CCTV “like all other station houses officer e, the stereotypical answers were given that CCTV cameras were installed at the Sinar Police Station, Nashik, did not operate since the last two months.” “Regarding recurrent reasons given by the people Police officials to the police that CCTV cameras had not worked for a long time, “HC said SC had been in December 2020 through a detailed sequence to ensure CCTV in all police stations as part of the fundamental rights of citizens.
HC said, “Unfortunately” SC direction was not followed and where the CCTV system was installed according to the SC order “only” as compliance but they “intentionally not maintained well to serve the purpose, or intentionally not functioning, so there is no evidence Available in any case, and nothing wiser about what happened to the police station, “HC observed.
Non-functional CCTV: Take action, HC said
