Complete decomposition of the rule of law in Uttar Pradesh: SC

The Supreme Court said on Monday that it encountered a FIR proposed by the state police in a civil case, “the rule of law in Uttar Pradesh has completely collapsed.” The benches, by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan, asked the police chief and station house officials of the Gautam Budh Nagar district police station to file an affidavit and explained why criminal law caused action in civil disputes.

“In Uttar Pradesh, the rule of law has completely collapsed. It is unacceptable to turn civil matters into criminal cases,” CJI said.

A lawyer said the bench was angry because the civil dispute took a long time to resolve.
CJI said: “This is wrong.

“We will instruct the IO (Investigation Officer) to come to the witness box. Let the IO stand in the witness box and file a criminal case…this is not how you submit the fee,” CJI said, “Let the IO learn a lesson.”

The bench further asked: “Do you bring a case and get the criminal law started just because a civil case takes a long time?” The IO of the police station in the District 39 of Noida was directed by the top court to appear in the witness box of the trial court and in this case proved that the registration of the FIR was justified. The bench heard the appeal of defendants Debu Singh and Deepak Singh, filed through lawyer Chand Qureshi, against the Allahabad High Court refusing to revoke the criminal case against them.

The Supreme Court held criminal proceedings against petitioners in the Noida Trial Court, but said the bounce case against them would continue.

FIR was filed against the Duo in Noida under Article 406 (Criminal Violation of Trust), 506 (Criminal Intimidation) and 120B (Criminal Conspiracy).