Court Cannot Direct Police To Ascertain Actual On-Ground Situation In Application For Police Assistance: HP High Court

Mehak Aggarwal

12 Aug 2025 6:15 PM IST

  • Court Cannot Direct Police To Ascertain Actual On-Ground Situation In Application For Police Assistance: HP High Court

    The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a court, while deciding an application for police assistance, can only grant or refuse such assistance for implementing its order and cannot direct police officers to ascertain the actual situation on the spot.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “….by no stretch of imagination in such an application, the Court can direct an Officer or...

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