New BNSS Safeguard for Public Servants in FIR Orders Clarified; Kerala High Court Ruling Set Aside: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has delivered an authoritative judgment explaining how complaints against public servants must be handled under the newly enacted Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The ruling clarifies the scope and application of Section 175 of the BNSS, particularly when a complainant seeks registration of an FIR against public servants. The decision arose from a sensitive criminal appeal linked to allegations of sexual assault against senior police…
