Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Monday observed that Mangaluru Police should register FIR in the complaints filed by victims and the families of deceased in Mangaluru Police firing and lathi charge cases.
After allowing the bail application of the 22 people arrested by the Mangaluru Police in December 19 anti-CAA protest and violence case, the High Court bench of Justice John Michael D’Cunha heard the defense counsel adding that the police were framing people and had no strong ground or evidence against the arrested people.
The defense counsel also added that despite police firing and atrocities they had not filed any FIR. Justice John Michael D’Cunha referred to the Lalita Kumari case of Supreme Court and added that FIRs should be filed in cognizable offenses.
The Bench had sought report from the government in this regard, but the counsel appearing for government sought time till February 24 adding that the government will give detailed report on the same after divisional bench’s enquiry into the matter.
The Court then observed that the Police should file FIRs in complaints filed by victims and relatives of deceased who were killed in police firing on December 19.
