Sharif in the court, Dabang in the police station: Bombay High Court rebuked the double attitude of the police.

The pomp and show of the police in uniform often becomes a headache for the general public, but now the Bombay High Court has shown a mirror by making a scathing comment on this ‘double character’ of the police. During the hearing, the High Court said that the behavior of the police in front of the courts is very cooperative, but as soon as they reach inside the police station, the same officers start bullying. This comment of the court has deepened the questions being raised on police functioning. Fine imposed for not giving copy of FIR, court refused to give relief. The whole matter is of Wada police station of Palghar. The court had imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the SHO here for not providing a copy of the complaint (FIR) despite asking for it. The Maharashtra government had appealed to withdraw this fine, which was rejected outright by the High Court. The government argued that the officer who imposed the fine was not responsible for this, but the court refused to accept this explanation. The bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhar bluntly said that it does not find any error in its order. People are forced to run from door to door to get their legal rights. The court expressed its displeasure and said that it is receiving many such petitions in which people have to approach the court only because the police refuses to give the copy of the FIR as required by law. Under the rules, it is the legal right of every accused to get a copy of the complaint, but the trend of postponing it or bullying has become common at the police station level. This comment of the court is a big lesson for the police department that it is mandatory to follow the law not only in the court but in every police station.