Punjab and High Court Says Lawlessness Needs To Be Curbed With Iron Hand, Seeks DGPs Response; CourtAppointed Warrant Officer Assaulted By Public Police

High Court in the case Dharmender Singh v. State observed and seek response of Punjab's DGP on allegations of assaulting a warrant officer by police officials.

The court appointed the warrant officer to conduct search in a habeas corpus plea.

The bench headed by Justice NS Shekhawat in the case observed and has noted that it is 'apparent from the report that certain police officials, who were present there, had misbehaved and assaulted the Warrant Officer, who is being appointed by the said court.

The court stated that criminal conduct of the police officers cannot be taken lightly and this kind of lawlessness needs to be curbed with an iron hand. Thus, the Warrant Officer, which is appointed by this Court, was assaulted by not only the commandos of Special Operation Group but also by a person, who claimed that he was Inspector Shiv Kumar. Even this conduct not only constitutes a criminal offence as the officer who is appointed by the said Court was not allowed to perform his official duties and was assaulted, but is also contemptuous.

The said observations came is response to an email which was treated as a habeas corpus petition filed by a man wherein it alleged that his family members were illegally detained by certain officials claiming to be Punjab Police.