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Bihar Cops Cautioned: Declare No One 'Antisocial' Lightly
16 Sep
Summary
- Patna HC ordered Rs 3.9 lakh cost on Bihar govt in three externment cases.
- Court cautioned DMs and SPs against declaring people 'antisocial' without norms.
- Externment orders were quashed for abuse of Bihar's crime control law provisions.
The Patna High Court issued a stern warning to district magistrates and superintendents of police across Bihar, cautioning them against declaring individuals 'antisocial' without strictly following established procedural norms. This directive came as the court quashed three separate externment orders issued under Bihar's crime control law, imposing a total cost of Rs 3.9 lakh on the state government.
In one instance, an externment order against an elected panchayati raj representative from Nalanda was quashed, with the court awarding Rs 60,000 in compensation. The court also criticized the actions of the Nalanda SP and DM in another case, where externment orders against two residents were found to be an abuse of legal provisions, resulting in Rs 2.2 lakh in compensation for the petitioners.
Furthermore, an externment order against a resident of Banka district was also found faulty and quashed. The court ordered the state government to pay the total compensation of Rs 3.9 lakh to all four petitioners within a month and to recover the amount from the responsible officers, emphasizing accountability in the application of such stringent legal measures.
