Police Can’t Force Public Or Government Officials To Assist Them, FIR Under Section 188 IPC Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently delivered a key judgment addressing the misconception within the Police Department that all individuals, including government officials, are obligated to comply with police requests without question. The division bench comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Sanjay Deshmukh criticized this belief as an “unfortunate mentality,” emphasizing that assisting the police is not compulsory in all circumstances. Case against Assistant Commissioner for not…
