It Cannot Be Presumed That Police Officer Will Be Biased Merely Because He Is Facebook Friend Of Complainant: Punjab & Haryana HC

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30 Nov 2020 9:59 AM IST

"Sending of complaints by way of emails to the officials on their personal email IDs or having them as friends on social media do not give rise to any presumption of mala fide."

The Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that merely because the police official is a Facebook friend of the complainant, it cannot be presumed that he shall favour him in an illegal manner.The court observed thus while dismissing a petition seeking transfer of the investigation in a case registered at Police Station in Chandigarh, to outside the jurisdiction of Chandigarh Police. One of...

It Cannot Be Presumed That Police Officer Will Be Biased Merely Because He Is Facebook Friend Of Complainant: Punjab & Haryana HC

LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK

"Sending of complaints by way of emails to the officials on their personal email IDs or having them as friends on social media do not give rise to any presumption of mala fide."

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