Discuss the various steps that can be taken by the administrative machinery to ensure that people are not booked under unconstitutional laws. (200 Words)
Refer - The Hindu
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· While hearing an application filed by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), the Supreme Court expressed shock that despite its declaration of Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, unconstitutional.
· The PUCL said that 1,307 cases had been registered since 2015 across States and therefore the Court must issue guidelines against the registering of FIRs by the police under this head.
· The registration of FIRs by the police under these sections is illegal and violative of the Court’s directions.
· The supervisory police officers at the sub-divisional level must ensure that such sections, if invoked due to lack of knowledge at the police station level, are removed at the earliest.
· The best way to avoid registration of offences under sections held unconstitutional is to educate police officers of all ranks about such provisions in basic training institutes.
· Unconstitutional sections of the IPC can be disabled in the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS).
· Most States register FIRs in the CCTNS either on a real-time basis or in offline mode and synchronise this data with the State Data Centre as soon as connectivity is restored.
· In case police stations don’t have connectivity, the data (i.e., FIR in electronic format) are taken to the nearest police station that has connectivity and uploaded.
Abhishek Das 3 years
Please Review.
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
Athenia 3 years
Kindly review. TIA. Key points are appreciated.
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
