Ahmedabad Mirror: Ahmedabad: Thursday,
March 02, 2017.
The Gujarat
High Court today (Wednesday) directed the state government to file on April 5 a
report on escape of some accused from police custody.
The
directions by a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M
Pancholi came in response to a PIL which sought framing of guidelines to
prevent such escapes.
The
petitioner Praful Desai contended that information received through RTI says
that in the last three years till October 2016, as many as 124 prisoners
escaped from different police stations across the state.
The
information pointed out that 183 policemen were found guilty and punishments
ranging from suspension to departmental inquiry were initiated against them.
The PIL
mentions that there is a likelihood of a collusion between police and escaped
prisoners, some of whom are accused in murder and rape cases.
Desai said in
his PIL that the government appears to have no proper guidelines to prevent
such incidents and sought the court's direction.
The Gujarat
Home Department had seven years ago issued a circular directing police stations
to prevent such incidents, the PIL said, adding that the circular reveals such
escapes have been taking place since long.
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