The Bombay High Court has issued a stern reprimand to the Maharashtra police over the inadequate maintenance of case diaries, despite repeated directives from the state’s Director General of Police.
A division bench comprising Justices A S Gadkari and Neela Gokhale, while hearing a petition for quashing a case, highlighted yet another instance of non-compliance with section 172(1-B) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which mandates properly paginated and maintained diaries.
The court noted that despite a January directive, many police officers continue to disregard the instruction. The bench emphasized the seriousness of the issue and instructed the DGP to enforce the directives strictly, calling for a detailed report by June 28.
