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Hindu: Thiruvananthapuram: Wednesday, 24 February 2016.
The State
Police Chief has issued directives for providing copies of First Information
Report (FIR) and general diary record in RTI inquiries.
A circular
issued on Tuesday said copies of FIR could be provided if they did not come
under the legal definition of secret document.
It said Public
Information Officers could exercise their discretion in parting with
information in response to RTI inquiries.
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Citing a
Delhi High Court ruling, the circular said six types of FIRs, classified as of
secret nature, need not be provided to the applicants.
Besides,
First Information Reports relating to seven types of crimes (IPC 376, 376A,
376B, 376C, 376D, 376E and 377) which required the names of the victims to be
kept secret should also not be provided, along with those pertaining to cases coming
under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Unlawful Activities
Prevention Act and Official Secrets Act.
The circular
also directed Public Information Officers not to provide copies of First
Information Reports relating to cases involving communal disturbances,
terrorist activities, those impacting on national security and juvenile justice
cases involving children.
It said the
officers could take a decision based on a case by case assessment.
Public
Information Officers should exercise their discretion in parting with
information.
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